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 |
|---|---|
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| evocative | evoking or tending to evoke an especially emotional response |
| contrive | devise |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |