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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| juridical | of or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| animated | endowed with life or the qualities of life : alive |
| jaundice | yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |