GRE Word List
VENDETTA
blood feud (esp. between two families); CF. Nina Williams
The meaning of the word vendetta is blood feud (esp. between two families); CF. Nina Williams.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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incoherent | unintelligible; muddled; unable to express one's thoughts in an orderly manner; illogical; lacking cohesion; not coherent |
gruff | rough-mannered; (of a voice) rough; hoarse |
meager | scanty; inadequate |
executive | person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing |
rotunda | circular building or hall covered with a dome |
hyperbole | exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola |
serrated | having a sawtoothed edge; Ex. serrated leaf |
sartorial | pertaining to tailors or tailoring; Ex. a man of great sartorial elegance; CF. sartor: tailor |
advocacy | support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something |
venial | (of a fault or sin) forgivable; trivial |