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 |
|---|---|
| chivalrous | valiant |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| recast | to cast again |
| subsidy | a grant or gift of money: such as |
| chore | the regular or daily light work of a household or farm |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |