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 |
|---|---|
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| warrant | sanction |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| gloat | to observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight |
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| catholic | roman catholic |