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 |
|---|---|
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| meter | systematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm |
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| blunt | having an edge or point that is not sharp |