wistful

Day 52Level 2

WIST-fuhl

longing

longing; characterized by melancholy

Part of Speech: adjective

Synonyms:

pensive, yearning, mournful

Antonyms:

loathing, cheerful

Example Sentence:

The painter had painted a face and a figure that had a very wistful, rather yearning, rather bereft quality.

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painkiller

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a drug or remedy that relieves pain

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buh-NYN

favorable, gracious

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take possession of

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kuhn-STROO

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kuhn-VEN-shuh-nl

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dih-SPAHN-duhnt

discouraged, dejected, hopelessness