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 |
|---|---|
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| muse | to become absorbed in thought |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| deviate | to stray especially from a standard, principle, or topic |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |