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
distraughtagitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain
testatora person who dies leaving a will or testament in force
trougha long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals
transitoryof brief duration : temporary
interrogateto question formally and systematically
abodethe place where one lives : home
prolongto lengthen in time : continue
carafea bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine
wrestto pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome