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 |
|---|---|
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| ascetic | practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| healthy | enjoying good health |
| acrid | sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor : irritating |
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
