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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| nomenclature | name |
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| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
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| swathe | a band used in swathing |
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| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |