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 |
|---|---|
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| scintilla | spark |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| hydrophobia | rabies |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |