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 |
|---|---|
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| sublimate | sublime |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
