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1. (adj) alert, watchful
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
"caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"

2. (adj) insomniac, sleepless, watchful
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
"insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare

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