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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| entity | being |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| pedagogy | the art, science, or profession of teaching |