GRE Word List
VENDETTA
blood feud
The meaning of the word vendetta is blood feud.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| vulpine | of, relating to, or resembling a fox |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |