GRE Word List

WAKE

to be or remain awake

The meaning of the word wake is to be or remain awake.

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vendorone that vends : seller
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
archaeologythe scientific study of material remains (such as tools, pottery, jewelry, stone walls, and monuments) of past human life and activities
interloperone that interlopes: such as
onslaughtan especially fierce attack
orthographythe art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
conscientiousmeticulous
equilibriuma state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise
drudgerydull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor
crestfallenhaving a drooping crest or hanging head