GRE Word List
VIGIL
the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary
The meaning of the word vigil is the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wont | accustomed |
| psychopathic | of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| frustrate | to balk or defeat in an endeavor |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| uncanny | seeming to have a supernatural character or origin : eerie |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |