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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interiman intervening time : interval
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke
oafa stupid person : boob
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flamboyantmarked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior
stratuma bed or layer artificially made
chasteinnocent of unlawful sexual intercourse
winceto shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch
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