GRE Word List

VENDETTA

blood feud

The meaning of the word vendetta is blood feud.

Random words

WordMeaning
figurativerepresenting by a figure or resemblance : emblematic
discretionindividual choice or judgment
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
vulpineof, relating to, or resembling a fox
gargoylea spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building
irresoluteuncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating
mnemonicassisting or intended to assist memory
morguea place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions