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 |
|---|---|
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| historical | of, relating to, or having the character of history |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| infer | to derive as a conclusion from facts or premises |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |