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 |
|---|---|
| desperate | having lost hope |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| franchise | the right or license granted to an individual or group to market a company's goods or services in a particular territory |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| narcissist | an individual showing symptoms of or affected by narcissism: such as |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |