GRE Word List
NEMESIS
the Greek goddess of retributive justice
The meaning of the word nemesis is the Greek goddess of retributive justice.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| proximity | the quality or state of being proximate : closeness |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| torque | a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| coeval | of the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |