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 |
|---|---|
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| extol | to praise highly : glorify |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| finery | ornament |