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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| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| vigor | active bodily or mental strength or force |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
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