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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| kleptomaniac | a person evidencing kleptomania |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| wanton | merciless |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |