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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idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
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enormityan outrageous, improper, vicious, or immoral act
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
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remediablecapable of being remedied