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 |
|---|---|
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| curtail | to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| satellite | a celestial body orbiting another of larger size |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |