GRE Word List
NOSTALGIA
homesickness; longing for the past; Ex. nostalgia for the clothes of 1920s; ADJ. nostalgic
The meaning of the word nostalgia is homesickness; longing for the past; Ex. nostalgia for the clothes of 1920s; ADJ. nostalgic.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| venom | poison (of an animal); hatred; Ex. remarks full of venom; ADJ. venomous |
| scheme | systematic plan; plot; clever dishonest plan; orderly arrangement of elements; Ex. health insurance scheme; Ex. a scheme to escape taxes; Ex. a color scheme; Ex. a story with no scheme; V: contrive a scheme |
| acute | (of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe; Ex. acute sense of smell/analysis/pain |
| flaccid | flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles |
| institutionalize | make into an institution; put or confine in an institution |
| gaffe | social blunder |
| antecede | precede |
| cater | provide food and drink (for); cater to: try to satisfy (desires of a bad kind) |
| somnambulist | sleepwalker; V. somnambulate; N. somnambulism |
| allude | refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference |