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 |
|---|---|
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| rife | prevalent especially to an increasing degree |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| dys- | abnormal |
| stately | marked by lofty or imposing dignity |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |