GRE Word List
WISTFUL
full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
The meaning of the word wistful is full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mercurial | of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| harass | exhaust |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony |
| vogue | popular acceptation or favor : popularity |