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 |
|---|---|
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |
| tessellated | having a checkered appearance |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |