GRE Word List
VIGILANT
alertly watchful especially to avoid danger
The meaning of the word vigilant is alertly watchful especially to avoid danger.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| incapacitate | to deprive of capacity or natural power : disable |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| heyday | the period of one's greatest popularity, vigor, or prosperity |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |