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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| cue | the letter q |
| acetic | vinegary |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| levitate | to rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation |
| chasten | to correct by punishment or suffering : discipline |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |