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AP Lang Vocab. Week 10
Nemesis
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11th Grade
09/04/2010

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Nemesis
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Something a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc.; an opponent or rival one cannot best or overcome.
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Inimical
Definition
Adverse in tendency or effect; unfavourable; harmful.
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Enmity
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A feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; animosity; ill-will; antagonism.
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Pugilistic
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A person who fights with his/her fists; a boxer.
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Belligerent
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Warlike; given to waging war; aggressively hostile.
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Miffed
Definition
Put into an irritable mood, especially by an offending incident.
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Animosity
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A feeling of strong dislike, ill-will, or enmity that tends to display itself in action.
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Antipathy
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A natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion.
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Malice
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Desire to inflict injury, suffering, or harm on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness.
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Bellicose
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Inclined or eager to fight; aggressive; pugnacious.
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