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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| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
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| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
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| acme | the highest point or stage |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
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