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 |
|---|---|
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| diverse | differing from one another : unlike |
| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| conspire | plot |
| lot | an object used as a counter in determining a question by chance see also throw in one's lot with |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| comprise | to be made up of |