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 |
|---|---|
| sepulcher | tomb; V: place in a sepulcher; ADJ. sepulchral |
| cunning | clever in deceiving; sly; N: cleverness in deceiving; deceit |
| quell | suppress; put an end to; put down forcibly; extinguish; quiet; Ex. ``Army Quells Rebellion'' in newspaper; CF. kill |
| fetish | object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism |
| stipple | paint or draw with dots or short strokes |
| regime | method of system or government |
| sophisticated | worldly wise and urbane; refined; complex; N. sophistication; V. sophisticate |
| lout | clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides ? |
| unintimating | unfrightening |
| voyeur | Peeping Tom; person who derives sexual gratification from observing the sexual acts of others |
