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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|---|---|
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| wilt | loose freshness; droop |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| emboss | to raise the surface of into bosses |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |