GRE Word List
VENDETTA
blood feud
The meaning of the word vendetta is blood feud.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |