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
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
galea strong current of air:
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
anathemasomeone or something intensely disliked or loathed
niggardlygrudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging
impaleto pierce with or as if with something pointed
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
imperceptiblenot perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining