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.

Random words

WordMeaning
momentoushaving great or lasting importance : consequential
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
fracasa noisy quarrel : brawl
sluggishaverse to activity or exertion : indolent
wrangleto dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
clefta space or opening made by or as if by splitting : fissure