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 |
|---|---|
| diva | prima donna |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
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| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| appraise | to set a value on : to estimate the amount of |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |