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 |
|---|---|
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| fancied | imagined or believed to be true or real |
| significant | having meaning |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| inept | generally incompetent : bungling |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |