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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remiss | negligent in the performance of work or duty : careless |
ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
naivete | a naive remark or action |
apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |
quench | put out |
rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
sow | an adult female swine |