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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| addiction | a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence : the state of being addicted |
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
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| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
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