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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| adjacent | not distant : nearby |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| cogitate | to ponder or meditate on usually intently |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |