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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| divine | of, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| quarantine | a period of 40 days |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| resolve | to deal with successfully : clear up |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| expropriate | to deprive of possession or proprietary rights |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |