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
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
quaffto drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously
feignto give a false appearance of : induce as a false impression
forthcomingbeing about to appear or to be produced or made available
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
trampto walk, tread, or step especially heavily
swaythe action or an instance of swaying or of being swayed : an oscillating, fluctuating, or sweeping motion
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
illusiona misleading image presented to the vision : optical illusion