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 |
|---|---|
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| benison | blessing |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |