GRE Word List

WANDERLUST

strong longing for or impulse toward wandering

The meaning of the word wanderlust is strong longing for or impulse toward wandering.

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WordMeaning
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
inerrancyexemption from error : infallibility
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
leave-takingdeparture
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
ricketyaffected with rickets
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity