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 |
|---|---|
| comprise | to be made up of |
| indefatigable | incapable of being fatigued : untiring |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| fervid | very hot : burning |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |