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 |
|---|---|
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| immolate | to kill or destroy especially by fire |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |