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 |
|---|---|
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| restitution | an act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as |
| drivel | nonsense |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| ensconce | shelter |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| compulsory | mandatory |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |