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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lotterya drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance
grislyinspiring horror or intense fear
predatoran organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation
farcestuff
quarantinea period of 40 days
homilya usually short sermon
revertto come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject)
prognosticateto foretell from signs or symptoms : predict
opiatean alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance
defoliateto deprive of leaves especially prematurely