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 |
|---|---|
| citadel | a fortress that commands (see command |
| reverie | daydream |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| affliction | a cause of persistent pain or distress |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |