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 |
|---|---|
| anthropomorphic | described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| replete | fully or abundantly provided or filled |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| nomadic | of, relating to, or characteristic of nomads |
| ordination | the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained |