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 |
|---|---|
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| pander | to act as a pander |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| malediction | curse |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |