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 |
|---|---|
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| iniquitous | characterized by iniquity |
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| brook | creek |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
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