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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markedhaving an identifying mark
diversediffering from one another : unlike
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intrudeto thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
incinerateto cause to burn to ashes
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anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular