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 |
|---|---|
| converge | to tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| exploit | deed |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| pervert | to cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |