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
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
havenharbor
unexceptionablenot open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable
ruddyhaving a healthy reddish color
monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is but one God
bleakexposed and barren and often windswept
nubileof marriageable condition or age
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
puerilejuvenile