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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WordMeaning
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate
protocolan original draft, minute, or record of a document or transaction
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
synchronoushappening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time
incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
denigrateto attack the reputation of : defame
severto put or keep apart : divide