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 |
|---|---|
| fell | skin |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| venerate | to regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |