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 |
|---|---|
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| cantankerous | difficult or irritating to deal with |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
| supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| philology | the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature |