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).

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WordMeaning
ornatemarked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric
appriseto give notice to : tell
probea slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity)
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
grapplethe act or an instance of grappling
ovoidresembling an egg in shape : ovate
ensconceshelter
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
veritythe quality or state of being true or real
facadethe front of a building