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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WordMeaning
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
incubusan evil spirit that lies on persons in their sleep
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
concentrichaving a common center
culminationthe action of culminating
piecemealone piece at a time : gradually
ensueto strive to attain : pursue
snuffleto snuff or sniff usually audibly and repeatedly
distortto twist (see twist
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)