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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sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
compactpredominantly formed or filled : composed
shudderto tremble convulsively : shiver
devolveto pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another
tarantulaany of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food
proverba brief popular epigram or maxim : adage
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination
solecisman ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)