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 |
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| reverie | daydream |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| char | any of a genus (Salvelinus) of small-scaled trouts with light-colored spots |
| consonance | harmony or agreement among components |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |