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
provenanceorigin
qualifyto reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify
vulpineof, relating to, or resembling a fox
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant
concorda state of agreement : harmony
intriguethe practice of engaging in secret schemes
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence
rigiddeficient in or devoid of flexibility
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form