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   ven·det·ta

   /venˈdedə/

   noun

   • 1. a blood feud in which the family of a murdered person seeks vengeance on the murderer or the murderer's family.
   • ▪ a prolonged bitter quarrel with or campaign against someone: "he has accused the British media of pursuing a vendetta against him"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Italian, from Latin vindicta ‘vengeance’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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