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).
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Word | Meaning |
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alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
felicitous | very well suited or expressed : apt |
conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
initiate | to cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going |
militate | to have weight or effect |
surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |