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 |
|---|---|
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| perfidious | of, relating to, or characterized by perfidy |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| raspy | harsh |