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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cartographer | one that makes maps |
resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
cavalcade | a procession (see procession |
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tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |