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Vindictive

/vɪˈndɪktɪv/
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(adj) Having a tendency to seek revenge when wronged, vengeful.

He became quite vindictive after his wife left him.
Tom can be very vindictive.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He was accused of being ____ after he tried to damage the reputation of a colleague who had disagreed with him today.

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