GRE Word List

VENDETTA

blood feud

The meaning of the word vendetta is blood feud.

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oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
relentto become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity
consanguinitythe quality or state of being consanguineous
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot
posteritythe offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation
voodooa religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
forumthe marketplace or public place of an ancient Roman city forming the center of judicial and public business
ramifyto split up into branches or constituent parts
gambolto skip about in play : frisk