GRE Word List

WISPY

a small handful (as of hay or straw)

The meaning of the word wispy is a small handful (as of hay or straw).

Random words

WordMeaning
minutiaea minute or minor detail
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
peddleto travel about with wares for sale
hindsightperception of the nature of an event after it has happened
coquettea woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
prehensileadapted for seizing or grasping especially by wrapping around
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness