GRE Word List
VAMPIRE
the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
The meaning of the word vampire is the 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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| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
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| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| whittle | a large knife |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| conveyance | the action of conveying |
| procurement | the act or process of procuring |