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 |
|---|---|
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| nib | bill |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |