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 |
|---|---|
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
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| except | with the exclusion or exception of |
| sartorial | of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
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| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |