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 |
|---|---|
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| artery | any of the tubular branching muscular- and elastic-walled vessels that carry blood from the heart through the body |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |
| swarthy | of a dark color, complexion, or cast |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |