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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| Word | Meaning |
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| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| stamp | to pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |