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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adeptthoroughly proficient : expert
outfitthe act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition)
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
askancewith disapproval or distrust : scornfully
prodto thrust a pointed instrument into : prick
undulatinghaving a wavy surface, edge, or markings
floefloating ice formed in a large sheet on the surface of a body of water
hewto cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument
indicessigns; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict