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 |
|---|---|
| subside | to sink or fall to the bottom : settle |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| delineate | to describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| hurl | rush |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |