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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| append | attach |
| neophyte | a new convert : proselyte |
| irreparable | not reparable : irremediable |
| jaundiced | affected with or as if with jaundice |
| gingerly | very cautious or careful |
| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |