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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WordMeaning
hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
motifa usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts)
proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
polyglotone who is polyglot
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god