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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |