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 |
|---|---|
| serpentine | of or resembling a serpent (as in form or movement) |
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| enhance | heighten |
| caste | one of the hereditary social classes in Hinduism that restrict the occupation of their members and their association with the members of other castes |