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 |
|---|---|
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |