GRE Word List
NOSTALGIA
a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
The meaning of the word nostalgia is a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |