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
disclaimto make a disclaimer
licensepermission to act
lopsidedleaning to one side
memoiran official note or report : memorandum
sluggishaverse to activity or exertion : indolent
dieto pass from physical life : expire
paradigmexample
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
onerousinvolving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome