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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| synthesis | the composition or combination of parts or elements so as to form a whole |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| gazette | newspaper |