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 |
|---|---|
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| equivocal | subject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse |
| obligatory | binding in law or conscience |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| potentate | ruler |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |