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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quench | put out |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| spangle | a small plate of shining metal or plastic used for ornamentation especially on clothing |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| contrive | devise |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| potentate | ruler |