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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| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
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| desiccate | to dry up |