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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gauchelacking social experience or grace
torpedoa weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
impairto diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
distendextend
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pigmenta substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials
quixoticfoolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals