GRE Word List

VENDETTA

blood feud

The meaning of the word vendetta is blood feud.

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WordMeaning
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
affluenceabundance of property : wealth
limboan abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god
problematicposing a problem : difficult to solve or decide
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
minutiaea minute or minor detail
smatteringsuperficial piecemeal knowledge
recuperateto get back : regain
emissaryone designated as the agent of another : representative