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 |
|---|---|
| meander | a winding path or course |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| restive | stubbornly resisting control : balky |