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 |
|---|---|
| allude | to make indirect reference |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |