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

WordMeaning
paranoiamental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
raga waste piece of cloth
compartmenta separate division or section
amplegenerous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity
osseousbony
broochan ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck
endemicbelonging or native to a particular people or country
codaa concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity