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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WordMeaning
divergeto move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
resplendentshining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
pulsateto throb or move rhythmically : vibrate
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
engrossto copy or write in a large hand
caliberdegree of mental capacity or moral quality