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 |
|---|---|
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| cistern | an artificial reservoir (such as an underground tank) for storing liquids and especially water (such as rainwater) |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| exegesis | exposition |
| noisome | noxious |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |