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 |
|---|---|
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| dyspeptic | indigestion |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| substantive | having substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |