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 |
|---|---|
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| stratagem | an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy |