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 |
|---|---|
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| chancellor | the secretary of a nobleman, prince, or king |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |