GRE Word List

VENDETTA

blood feud

The meaning of the word vendetta is blood feud.

Random words

WordMeaning
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
unfledgednot feathered : not ready for flight
toutto make much of : promote
enormityan outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act
lucidsuffused with light : luminous
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
transparenthaving the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid
clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag
doggedmarked by stubborn determination
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific