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 |
|---|---|
| ethos | the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution |
| trappings | outward signs |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| exegesis | exposition |
| certitude | the state of being or feeling certain |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |