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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academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
worldlyof, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs
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