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 |
|---|---|
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| pontifical | episcopal attire |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |