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

WordMeaning
amokan episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures
reproveto scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent
bookishof or relating to books
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
herda typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control
retrogradehaving or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars
revoketo annul by recalling or taking back : rescind
comprehendto grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of
embroilto throw into disorder or confusion
mirewet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh)