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
strutto become turgid : swell
trimto remove by or as if by cutting
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
insipidlacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull
myopicaffected by myopia : of, relating to, or exhibiting myopia : nearsighted
onusburden
philologythe study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
hostagea person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement
poulticea soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions
deadpanmarked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression