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 |
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monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
discompose | to destroy the composure of |
prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
beleaguer | besiege |
isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
progeny | descendants |
rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
grouch | a fit of bad temper |
blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |