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

WordMeaning
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
dismissto permit or cause to leave
amplifyto expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis
celerityrapidity of motion or action
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
pedantone who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge
influxa coming in