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 |
|---|---|
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| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
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| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
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