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 |
|---|---|
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| ploy | escapade |
| recluse | marked by withdrawal from society : solitary |
| imprecation | curse |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| surfeit | an overabundant supply : excess |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |