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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |