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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WordMeaning
utopiaa place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions
depredationto lay waste : plunder
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
hoodwinkto deceive by false appearance : dupe
abysmalimmeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad
engagingtending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive
practicablecapable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
finitehaving definite or definable limits
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions