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 |
|---|---|
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |