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 |
|---|---|
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| poultice | a soft usually heated and sometimes medicated mass spread on cloth and applied to sores or other lesions |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| proliferate | to grow by rapid production of new parts, cells, buds, or offspring |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |