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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engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
connubialof or relating to the married state : conjugal
guisea form or style of dress : costume
limpto walk lamely
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convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
chaoticmarked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
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