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
complementaryserving to fill out or complete
quaffto drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
corrugatedhaving corrugations
dialecticalof, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic