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# Title Terms Date
1Mise au Point Ch. 8by weehours13 termsFebruary 8, 2009
2GRE 2: (nemesis - zephyr)by Raj642 termsJanuary 28, 2007
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nemesis definitions
# Definition Sets
1someone seeking revenge; source of downfall or ruin; cf. nemesis37 sets
2someone or something a person cannot conquer or achieve; a hated enemy34 sets
3enemy22 sets
4someone seeking revenge21 sets
5one that inflicts retribution or vengeance18 sets
6an opponent or rival whom a person cannot defeat13 sets
7archenemy12 sets
8retribution11 sets
9due punishment for evil deeds11 sets
10n. one who inflicts justified or great punishment; a source of harm or ruin11 sets
11revenging agent11 sets
12an opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome10 sets
13just punishment10 sets
14vengeful enemy10 sets
15a hated enemy9 sets
16rival9 sets
17n. someone or something a person cannot conquer or achieve; a hated enemy9 sets
18one who inflicts justified or great punishment; a source of harm or ruin8 sets
19fate that cannot be escaped8 sets
20bane8 sets
21agent of retribution, a just punishment7 sets
22fate, doom7 sets
23the protagonist's arch enemy or supreme and persistent difficulty.7 sets
24someone seeking revenge; source of downfall or ruin7 sets
25an enemy7 sets
26an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival7 sets
27due punishment for evil deeds; one who inflicts such punishment7 sets
28(greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance6 sets
29agent of revenge, punishment; difficult or unbeatable opponent; something incapable of being achieved or overcome; cause of one's downfall or undoing6 sets
30unconquerable opponent or rival; one who seeks just compensation or revenge to right a wrong6 sets
31an opponent that cannot be defeated6 sets
32n. a goddess; divinity of chastisement and vengeance.6 sets
33something causes misery or death6 sets
34a villain who has a particular interest in defeating a hero or group of heroes and who is often of particular interest to the hero(es) in return.6 sets
35an opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome5 sets
36a goddess; divinity of chastisement and vengeance.5 sets
37a source of harm or ruin; an opponent that cannot be defeated4 sets
38(n.) an opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome.4 sets
39unbeatable opponent4 sets
40an unbeatable rival4 sets