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
advocateone who defends or maintains a cause or proposal
clemencydisposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
plastera medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
diversediffering from one another : unlike
swellto expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit
madrigala medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form
claustrophobiaabnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces