GRE Word List

VENDETTA

blood feud

The meaning of the word vendetta is blood feud.

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WordMeaning
whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
betrayto lead astray
demagoguea leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
mountebanka person who sells quack medicines from a platform
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
plenarycomplete in every respect : absolute
conscientiousmeticulous