GRE Word List

VENDETTA

blood feud

The meaning of the word vendetta is blood feud.

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topographythe art or practice of graphic delineation in detail usually on maps or charts of natural and man-made features of a place or region especially in a way to show their relative positions and elevations
bulwarka solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart
vignettea picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper
initiateto cause or facilitate the beginning of : set going
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
stemthe main trunk of a plant
expungeto strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion
thwartto oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
perverseturned away from what is right or good : corrupt
rentproperty (such as a house) rented or for rent