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
assiduousshowing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application
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regimeregimen
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
stockadea line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
miscellaneousconsisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
gorgea narrow passage through land
longevitya long duration of individual life