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
bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
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filigreeornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
remediablecapable of being remedied
guisea form or style of dress : costume
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
tawnyof the color tawny
haphappening
demoniacpossessed or influenced by a demon