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 |
|---|---|
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
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| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
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| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |