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noun, plural nem·e·ses 
[-seez] .
[-seez] . 1.
something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc.: The performance test proved to be my nemesis.
2.
an opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome.
3.
(initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. the goddess of divine retribution.
4.
an agent or act of retribution or punishment.
Origin:
< Latin < Greek némesis literally, a dealing out, verbid of némein to dispense (justice); see -sis
< Latin < Greek némesis literally, a dealing out, verbid of némein to dispense (justice); see -sis
Synonyms
1. Waterloo. 4. downfall, undoing, ruin, Waterloo.
1. Waterloo. 4. downfall, undoing, ruin, Waterloo.
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Nemesis
is a PSAT word you need to know.
So is deter. Does it mean:
| to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding |
| making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming or insolently proud |
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Word Origin & History
Nemesis
1576, "Gk. goddess of vengeance," from nemesis "just indignation, jealousy, vengeance," lit. "distribution," related to nemein "distribute, allot, apportion one's due," from PIE base *nem- "to divide, distribute, allot, to take" (cf. O.E., Goth. niman "to take," Ger. nehmen). With a lower-case -n-, in
EXPANDthe sense of "retributive justice," attested from 1597. General sense of "anything by which it seems one must be defeated" is 20c.
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Cultural Dictionary
Nemesis [(nem-uh-sis)]In classical mythology, the Greek goddess of vengeance.
Note: By extension, a “nemesis” is an avenger. One's nemesis is that which will bring on one's destruction or downfall.
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