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 |
|---|---|
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| munificent | very liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow |
| seedy | containing or full of seeds |
| gastronomy | the art or science of good eating |