GRE Word List

OVERSEE

survey

The meaning of the word oversee is survey.

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figurinea small carved or molded figure : statuette
cachea hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
incurto become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
suspensethe state of being suspended : suspension
broilto cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill
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nettleany of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs
inroadan advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something