GRE Word List
VENDETTA
blood feud
The meaning of the word vendetta is blood feud.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| wont | accustomed |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |