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 |
|---|---|
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |