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
desiccateto dry up
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
unfrockdefrock
spontaneitythe quality or state of being spontaneous
peregrinationto travel especially on foot : walk
outlawa person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law
bombasticmarked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous
acuitykeenness of perception
talonthe claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey