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 |
|---|---|
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| furrow | a trench in the earth made by a plow |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |