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 |
|---|---|
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
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| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
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| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
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| corrode | to eat away by degrees as if by gnawing |