GRE Word List
WISTFUL
sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories); sadly pensive; vaguely longing
The meaning of the word wistful is sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories); sadly pensive; vaguely longing.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assimilate | absorb; take (food) into the body and digest it; understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly; cause to become homogeneous (the people of a country or race in the wasy of behaving or thinking) |
| suitor | man who is courting a woman |
| superfluous | excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity |
| daub | smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint |
| compile | assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary |
| unkempt | disheveled; uncared for in appearance; not combed; CF. comb |
| spectral | ghostly; N. specter: spectre; ghost; phantom |
| wax | increase gradually (as the moon); grow |
| smirk | conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile (often at someone else's misfortune); V. |
| poseur | person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others; person who poses; CF. pose |
