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 |
|---|---|
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| awry | off the correct or expected course : amiss |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| benign | of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life |