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.

Random words

WordMeaning
perspicuousplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
amuleta charm (such as an ornament) often inscribed with a magic incantation or symbol to aid the wearer or protect against evil (such as disease or witchcraft)
naivetea naive remark or action
congealto change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
quipa clever usually taunting remark : gibe
sepulchera place of burial : tomb
abortiveprematurely born
floraa treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period
licentiouslacking legal or moral restraints