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 |
|---|---|
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| ejaculation | an act of ejaculating |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |