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 |
|---|---|
| cleave | to adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| executor | one who executes something |
| alias | otherwise called : otherwise known as |
| ebullient | boiling |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| apprehend | arrest |