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

WordMeaning
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
cronea cruel or ugly old woman
summationthe act or process of forming a sum : addition
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
nullifyto make null (see null
quiescentmarked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
tricksterone who tricks: such as
sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
notcha V-shaped indentation
incidentalbeing likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence