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
eclipsethe total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
impairto diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse
impertinentgiven to or characterized by insolent rudeness
bearingthe manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear
renditionthe act or result of rendering something: such as
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
eugenicrelating to or fitted for the production of good offspring
paraphernaliathe 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
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function