GRE Word List
NEMESIS
the Greek goddess of retributive justice
The meaning of the word nemesis is the Greek goddess of retributive justice.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| negligence | the quality or state of being negligent |
| hoodwink | to deceive by false appearance : dupe |
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |