Name: Block: Date:
Vigilant (adj.)—carefully observant or attentive; constantly on the lookout
Use vigilant to describe someone who keeps awake and alert in order to avoid danger or problems. When taking the subway, be vigilant about your wallet––always know where it is, or someone might steal it from you.
Vigilant descends from Latin vigilans, from vigilare "to be awake, watch," from vigil "awake, alert." If you stay awake all night, you're keeping watch or keeping a vigil.
Word in the wild:
“She had the poise of a sword fighter—relaxed yet vigilant, as if ready to spring into action at any moment.”
--Rick Riordan, The Son of Neptune
Your Connection:
Write a sentence using the word vigilant. Incorporate a correlative conjunction if you need a challenge.
Dostları ilə paylaş: |
