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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WordMeaning
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
gustoan individual or special taste
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
cankeran erosive or spreading sore
appeasepacify
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
sporadicoccurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
equitablehaving or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned
distantseparated in space : away