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 |
|---|---|
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| propensity | an often intense natural inclination or preference |
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