GRE Word List
ESPIONAGE
spying
The meaning of the word espionage is spying.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stickler | perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right |
| accommodate | oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging |
| mischief | behavior (of children) causing trouble with no serious harm; damage; harm; Ex. mischief to the crops; ADJ. mischievous: causing mischief; playfully troublesome |
| distend | expand; swell out |
| cache | hiding place; V. |
| conduit | aqueduct; passageway for fluids |
| flighty | (esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing, esp. from one lover to another; impulsive |
| proviso | stipulation; condition in an agreement; provision |
| recluse | hermit; loner; ADJ. reclusive |
| prosperity | good fortune and financial success; physical well-being |
