GRE Word List
VENDETTA
blood feud
The meaning of the word vendetta is blood feud.
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subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
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extol | to praise highly : glorify |
veto | an authoritative prohibition : interdiction |
odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
permeable | capable of being permeated : penetrable |
discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
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