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
wiggleto move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle
constituencya body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)
pertinenthaving a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand
insurrectionan act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government
proclivityan inclination or predisposition toward something
exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
excerpta passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract
partialof or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total
impromptumade, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered