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 |
|---|---|
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| enamored | affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
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| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |