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 |
|---|---|
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| infallible | incapable of error : unerring |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| dispel | to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| implication | something implied: such as |