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

WordMeaning
avengeto take vengeance for or on behalf of
wansuggestive of poor health : sickly
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
frugalitythe quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
skiffany of various small boats
tridenta 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune)
degradationthe act or process of degrading
befuddleto muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
dilateto become enlarged or widened
dulcetsweet to the taste