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 |
|---|---|
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| misgivings | a feeling of doubt or suspicion especially concerning a future event |
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| jaunt | a usually short journey or excursion undertaken especially for pleasure |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| harass | exhaust |
| prosperous | auspicious |