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 |
|---|---|
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| shrivel | to draw into wrinkles especially with a loss of moisture |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
