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
Word | Meaning |
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obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
rendition | the act or result of rendering something: such as |
malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
sere | being dried and withered |