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 |
|---|---|
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |
| zany | very eccentric (see eccentric |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| imperious | marked by arrogant assurance : domineering |