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 |
|---|---|
| peerless | matchless |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| ignite | to set afire |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| nexus | connection |
| dys- | abnormal |
| denomination | an act of denominating |