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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extolto praise highly : glorify
contagiona contagious disease
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flickerto move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
generalitythe quality or state of being general
melancholydepression of spirits : dejection
littera covered and curtained couch provided with shafts and used for carrying a single passenger
sapthe fluid part of a plant
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease