GRE Word List
ESPIONAGE
the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
The meaning of the word espionage is the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| primary | first in order of time or development : primitive |
| thespian | actor |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| coiffure | a style or manner of arranging the hair |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| mobile | capable of moving or being moved : movable |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| privy | private |
| fluke | flatfish |