GRE Word List
NEMESIS
the Greek goddess of retributive justice
The meaning of the word nemesis is the Greek goddess of retributive justice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| reimburse | to pay back to someone : repay |