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 |
|---|---|
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| concatenate | linked together |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| engross | to copy or write in a large hand |
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |