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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |
| concur | to express agreement |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| derogatory | expressive of a low opinion : disparaging |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |