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 |
|---|---|
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| troth | loyal or pledged faithfulness : fidelity |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |
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