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 |
|---|---|
| endear | to cause to become beloved or admired |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| subsidiary | furnishing aid or support : auxiliary |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| retrench | cut down |
| pore | to gaze intently |