GRE Word List

VENDETTA

blood feud

The meaning of the word vendetta is blood feud.

Random words

WordMeaning
haggardnot tamed
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
proselytizeto induce someone to convert to one's faith
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
ripto tear or split apart or open
wilyfull of wiles : crafty
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
slickhaving a smooth surface : slippery
orthodoxconforming to established doctrine especially in religion