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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sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
desecrateto violate the sanctity of : profane
minutethe 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds
precisa concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
predilectionan established preference for something
consternationamazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
interto deposit (a dead body) in the earth or in a tomb
floweryof, relating to, or resembling flowers
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