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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illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
blighted | affected with blight (see blight |
duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
sublimate | sublime |
threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |
corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |