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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propensityan often intense natural inclination or preference
mendicantbeggar
confoundto throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity
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markedhaving an identifying mark
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
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derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)