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 |
|---|---|
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| oversee | survey |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| mangy | affected with or resulting from mange |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |