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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| condiments | something used to enhance the flavor of food |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| prevaricate | to deviate from the truth : equivocate |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| courier | messenger |