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 |
|---|---|
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| array | to dress or decorate especially in splendid or impressive attire : adorn |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| trance | stupor |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |