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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| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
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