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
insensibleincapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as
acrimoniousangry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
docketa brief written summary of a document : abstract
embargoan order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form
parodya literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule
corpusclea minute particle
validhaving legal efficacy or force
queryquestion
epitheta characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing