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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leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
nomenclature | name |
expatriate | banish |
ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
diva | prima donna |
lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
forum | the marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business |