GRE Word List
VIGILANT
alertly watchful especially to avoid danger
The meaning of the word vigilant is alertly watchful especially to avoid danger.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
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| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| dynamic | marked by usually continuous and productive activity or change |
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| reckon | count |
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