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

WordMeaning
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
withdrawnremoved from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
traduceto expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation
hideousoffensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
aliasotherwise called : otherwise known as
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent
daintysomething delicious to the taste