Come talk about fun and quirky words in the English Language. Posting is open to all members.
invigilate
to watch students who are taking an exam

Come talk about fun and quirky words in the English Language. Posting is open to all members.
to watch students who are taking an exam
Come talk about fun and quirky words in the English Language. Posting is open to all members.
Invigilate is a descendant of the Latin verb vigilare, meaning "to stay awake."
I have a few friends who invigilate university exams. (It's not much work and it pays well.) But something about that word has always made me vaguely uncomfortable.
Hah. In the US we tend to say "proctor" which also makes me uncomfortable...
I wonder if they do it that way on purpose.
Good lord, I totally forgot about proctor.