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

WordMeaning
penchanta strong and continued inclination
chastento correct by punishment or suffering : discipline
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
appellationan identifying name or title : designation
wardthe action or process of guarding
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
upbraidto criticize severely : find fault with