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.
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| prone | having a tendency or inclination : being likely |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
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| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
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