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 |
|---|---|
| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| faculty | ability |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| predicament | the character, status, or classification assigned by a predication |
| insalubrious | not conducive to health : unwholesome |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |