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 |
|---|---|
| wanton | merciless |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| dermatologist | a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| demure | reserved |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |