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| 1-2 of 2Nemesis flashcard sets | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | Mise au Point Ch. 8by weehours | 13 terms | February 8, 2009 |
| 2 | GRE 2: (nemesis - zephyr)by Raj | 642 terms | January 28, 2007 |
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| nemesis definitions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | someone or something a person cannot conquer or achieve; a hated enemy | 37 sets | |
| 2 | someone seeking revenge; source of downfall or ruin; cf. nemesis | 37 sets | |
| 3 | enemy | 23 sets | |
| 4 | someone seeking revenge | 21 sets | |
| 5 | one that inflicts retribution or vengeance | 18 sets | |
| 6 | an opponent or rival whom a person cannot defeat | 15 sets | |
| 7 | archenemy | 12 sets | |
| 8 | a hated enemy | 12 sets | |
| 9 | retribution | 11 sets | |
| 10 | revenging agent | 11 sets | |
| 11 | due punishment for evil deeds | 11 sets | |
| 12 | n. one who inflicts justified or great punishment; a source of harm or ruin | 11 sets | |
| 13 | vengeful enemy | 11 sets | |
| 14 | just punishment | 10 sets | |
| 15 | an opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome | 10 sets | |
| 16 | fate that cannot be escaped | 9 sets | |
| 17 | rival | 9 sets | |
| 18 | n. someone or something a person cannot conquer or achieve; a hated enemy | 9 sets | |
| 19 | someone seeking revenge; source of downfall or ruin | 9 sets | |
| 20 | an enemy | 8 sets | |
| 21 | due punishment for evil deeds; one who inflicts such punishment | 8 sets | |
| 22 | bane | 8 sets | |
| 23 | one who inflicts justified or great punishment; a source of harm or ruin | 8 sets | |
| 24 | agent of retribution, a just punishment | 7 sets | |
| 25 | an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival | 7 sets | |
| 26 | the protagonist's arch enemy or supreme and persistent difficulty. | 7 sets | |
| 27 | fate, doom | 7 sets | |
| 28 | unconquerable opponent or rival; one who seeks just compensation or revenge to right a wrong | 6 sets | |
| 29 | an opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome | 6 sets | |
| 30 | an opponent that cannot be defeated | 6 sets | |
| 31 | n. a goddess; divinity of chastisement and vengeance. | 6 sets | |
| 32 | (greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance | 6 sets | |
| 33 | agent of revenge, punishment; difficult or unbeatable opponent; something incapable of being achieved or overcome; cause of one's downfall or undoing | 6 sets | |
| 34 | something causes misery or death | 6 sets | |
| 35 | a 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 | |
| 36 | a goddess; divinity of chastisement and vengeance. | 5 sets | |
| 37 | a source of harm or ruin; an opponent that cannot be defeated | 4 sets | |
| 38 | an unbeatable rival | 4 sets | |
| 39 | unbeatable opponent | 4 sets | |
| 40 | (n.) a person who inflicts just punishment; a rival | 4 sets | |