GRE Word List

MEDDLESOME

given to meddling

The meaning of the word meddlesome is given to meddling.

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kismetfate
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
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putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
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