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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cremate | to subject to cremation |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| compilation | the act or process of compiling |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |