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 |
|---|---|
| passe | past one's prime |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| forlorn | bereft |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |
| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |