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 |
|---|---|
| compulsory | mandatory |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |