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 |
|---|---|
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
| overweening | arrogant |
| consanguinity | the quality or state of being consanguineous |