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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WordMeaning
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felicitousvery well suited or expressed : apt
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
aboriginalbeing the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region
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