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 |
|---|---|
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| awful | extremely disagreeable or objectionable |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| drivel | nonsense |
| tertiary | of third rank, importance, or value |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| refulgent | a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance |