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 |
|---|---|
| quirk | an abrupt twist or curve |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| boor | peasant |
| agglomeration | the action or process of collecting in a mass |
| irreproachable | not reproachable : blameless |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| clamber | to climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |