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 |
|---|---|
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| premonitory | giving warning |
| betray | to lead astray |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |