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
raptlifted up and carried away
rigto fit out with rigging
incoherentlacking coherence: such as
exceptionablebeing likely to cause objection : objectionable
vignettea picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
dirgea song or hymn of grief or lamentation
inextricableforming a maze or tangle from which it is impossible to get free
condescendto assume an air of superiority
crochetneedlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle
effulgentradiant splendor : brilliance