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 |
|---|---|
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| wary | marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger |
| query | question |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| antagonism | opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| nuptial | of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| reverberate | reflect |