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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WordMeaning
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
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hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
scintillaspark
indentationthe blank space produced by indenting : indention
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
mitigateto cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
inarticulateincapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings