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 |
|---|---|
| imperturbable | marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness : serene |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| paradigm | example |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |