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 |
|---|---|
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |