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 |
|---|---|
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| culmination | the action of culminating |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |