GRE Word List

VENDETTA

blood feud

The meaning of the word vendetta is blood feud.

Random words

WordMeaning
xenophobiafear and hatred of strangers or foreigners or of anything that is strange or foreign
ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
tribunala court or forum of justice
solicitto make petition to : entreat
corroborateto support with evidence or authority : make more certain
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
nondescriptbelonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described
unwarrantedlacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified
figurea number symbol : numeral
distortto twist (see twist