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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browbeatto intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully
chideto speak out in angry or displeased rebuke
churlishof, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar
sleeperone that sleeps
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
camaraderiea spirit of friendly good-fellowship
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
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