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 |
|---|---|
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| slake | subside |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| leave-taking | departure |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |