07-31-2008, 04:38 PM
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vig·i·lance Audio Help /ˈvɪdʒələns/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[vij-uh-luhns] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness: Vigilance is required in the event of treachery.
2. Pathology. insomnia.
[Origin: 1560–70; alter. (-ance for -ancy) of obs. vigilancy < L vigilantia; see vigilant, -ancy]
—Synonyms 1. alertness, attention, heedfulness, concern, care.
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vig·i·lan·te Audio Help /ˌvɪdʒəˈlænti/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[vij-uh-lan-tee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. a member of a vigilance committee.
2. any person who takes the law into his or her own hands, as by avenging a crime.
–adjective
3. done violently and summarily, without recourse to lawful procedures: vigilante justice.
[Origin: 1825–35, Americanism; < Sp: vigilant]
—Related forms
vig·i·lan·te·ism, vig·i·lan·tism Audio Help /ˌvɪdʒəˈlæntɪzəm, ˈvɪdʒələnˌtɪzəm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[vij-uh-lan-tiz-uhm, vij-uh-luhn-tiz-uhm] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, noun
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A vigilante would show vigilance in a dire situation. 
Last edited by sweetbmxrider; 07-31-2008 at 04:41 PM.
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