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 |
|---|---|
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |
| kindred | of a similar nature or character : like |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| scotch | scottish |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| demented | mad |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |