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 |
|---|---|
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| licentious | lacking legal or moral restraints |