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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WordMeaning
asepticpreventing infection
swerveto turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
remnanta usually small part, member, or trace remaining
fouloffensive to the senses : loathsome
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
deposeto remove from a throne or other high position
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route