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 |
|---|---|
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| rightful | just |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |