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 |
|---|---|
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| braid | to make from braids |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| languor | weakness or weariness of body or mind |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |