GRE Word List
RECONNAISSANCE
a preliminary survey to gain information
The meaning of the word reconnaissance is a preliminary survey to gain information.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| retrench | cut down |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |