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 |
|---|---|
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| paramour | lover |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| nutrient | furnishing nourishment |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| purge | to clear of guilt |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |