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 |
|---|---|
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| polyglot | one who is polyglot |
| accretion | the process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |