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
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
fortitudestrength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage
apotheosisthe perfect form or example of something : quintessence
engulfto flow over and enclose : overwhelm
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
sartorialof or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
coddleto cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian