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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| protege | one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| hallowed | holy |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
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