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 |
|---|---|
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| gibberish | unintelligible or meaningless language: |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| menial | a person doing menial work |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |