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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WordMeaning
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
extrinsicnot forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
condescendto assume an air of superiority
indubitabletoo evident to be doubted : unquestionable