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 |
|---|---|
| antiquity | ancient times |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| spry | able to move quickly, easily, and lightly : nimble |
| encumber | weigh down |
| craft | skill in planning, making, or executing : dexterity |
| conclave | a private meeting or secret assembly |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |