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 |
|---|---|
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
