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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coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ยน/โโ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
effusion | an act of effusing |
ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
vertex | the top of the head |
inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
protuberance | something that is protuberant |