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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| Word | Meaning |
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| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| fulcrum | prop |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| introvert | a person whose personality is characterized by introversion : a typically reserved or quiet person who tends to be introspective and enjoys spending time alone |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| comestible | edible |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |