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 |
|---|---|
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| earthy | of, relating to, or consisting of earth |