GRE Word List
WISP
a small handful (as of hay or straw)
The meaning of the word wisp is a small handful (as of hay or straw).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| eccentricity | the quality or state of being eccentric |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| retrench | cut down |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance |
| integral | essential to completeness : constituent |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |
| religious | relating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity |