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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| gestate | to carry in the uterus during pregnancy |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |