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 |
|---|---|
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| transitory | of brief duration : temporary |
| clairvoyant | having clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| progeny | descendants |