GRE Word List
VIGILANTE
a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
The meaning of the word vigilante is a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate).
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| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
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| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
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