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 |
|---|---|
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| prodigious | causing amazement or wonder |
| beleaguer | besiege |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| progeny | descendants |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |