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 |
|---|---|
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| amulet | a charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft) |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| abortive | prematurely born |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |