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 |
|---|---|
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| floe | floating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water |
| takeoff | a rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket |