GRE Word List
VENDETTA
blood feud
The meaning of the word vendetta is blood feud.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cameo | a gem carved in relief (see relief |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| stench | stink |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |