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 |
|---|---|
| cartographer | one that makes maps |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
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| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |