GRE Word List
OVERSEE
survey
The meaning of the word oversee is survey.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| suffragist | one who advocates extension of suffrage especially to women |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| vital | of the utmost importance |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |