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   vigilance

   /ˈvɪdʒɪləns/

   noun

   • 1. the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties: "security duties that demand long hours of vigilance"

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French, or from Latin vigilantia, from vigilare ‘keep awake’, from vigil (see vigil).

   Scrabble Points: 15

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