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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WordMeaning
subliminalinadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
prevalentgenerally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
entailto impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result
waketo be or remain awake
betrothto promise to marry
incendiaryigniting combustible materials spontaneously
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
suavitysmoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
stratageman artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy