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 |
|---|---|
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| repercussion | reflection |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| defer | put off |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |