GRE Word List

VENDETTA

blood feud

The meaning of the word vendetta is blood feud.

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inaugurateto induct into an office with suitable ceremonies
gougea chisel with a concavo-convex cross section
legacya gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
lexicographeran author or editor of a dictionary
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
animositya strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
extricateto free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty
velocityquickness of motion : speed
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete