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.
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|---|---|
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| elope | to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
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| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |