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 |
|---|---|
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| complicity | association or participation in or as if in a wrongful act |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |