GRE Word List
VENDETTA
blood feud
The meaning of the word vendetta is blood feud.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| concur | to express agreement |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| 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 |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| reverent | expressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |