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
unfetterto free from fetters
concorda state of agreement : harmony
visceralfelt in or as if in the internal organs of the body : deep
underhandin a clandestine manner
perquisitea privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages
circuita usually circular line encompassing an area
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
analogya comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part