GRE Word List

VENDETTA

blood feud

The meaning of the word vendetta is blood feud.

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WordMeaning
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
artisana worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson
blasphemythe act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God
frustrateto balk or defeat in an endeavor
patriarchone of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people
compellingthat compels: such as
secta dissenting or schismatic religious body
ruminantan animal that chews the cud
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive