GRE Word List

NEMESIS

the Greek goddess of retributive justice

The meaning of the word nemesis is the Greek goddess of retributive justice.

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WordMeaning
unilateraldone or undertaken by one person or party
annihilateto cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21
tempestuousof, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent
kleptomaniaca person evidencing kleptomania
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
abrogateto abolish by authoritative action : annul
wantonmerciless
incontinentnot continent: such as