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 |
|---|---|
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| vivacious | lively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| environ | encircle |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| inequity | injustice |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |