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 |
|---|---|
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| demented | mad |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| gape | to open the mouth wide |
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| scintilla | spark |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |