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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WordMeaning
overblownpast the prime of bloom
impassionedfilled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling
saccharineof, relating to, or resembling that of sugar
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
ethosthe distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
smarthaving or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent
meddlesomegiven to meddling
volleythe flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground
sticklerone who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something