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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| scion | descendant |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| slake | subside |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |