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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WordMeaning
cunningdexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end
braidto make from braids
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
glowto shine with or as if with an intense heat
languorweakness or weariness of body or mind
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
mannerismexaggerated or affected (see affected