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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solemnityformal or ceremonious observance of an occasion or event
voguepopular acceptation or favor : popularity
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articulateexpressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
concurto express agreement
amalgamateto unite in or as if in an amalgam
integralessential to completeness : constituent
underscoreto draw a line under : underline
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