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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mulctfine
bugabooan imaginary object of fear
moresthe fixed morally binding customs of a particular group
busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
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tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
slywise in practical affairs
pitfalltrap