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 |
|---|---|
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| bully | a blustering, browbeating person |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| skimp | skimpy |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| onus | burden |