GRE Word List
RECONNAISSANCE
a preliminary survey to gain information
The meaning of the word reconnaissance is a preliminary survey to gain information.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| copious | yielding something abundantly |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| coddle | to cook (something, such as eggs) in liquid slowly and gently just below the boiling point |
| imprecation | curse |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |