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 |
|---|---|
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| progeny | descendants |
| viable | capable of living |
| residual | remainder |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |