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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recastto cast again
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egressa place or means of going out : exit
fitfulcharacterized by fits or paroxysms
figurea number symbol : numeral
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consanguineousof the same blood or origin