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 |
|---|---|
| suborn | to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |