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 |
|---|---|
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| drab | slattern |
| reconnaissance | a preliminary survey to gain information |
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| unprecedented | having no precedent : novel |