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 |
|---|---|
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| arraign | to call (a defendant) before a court to answer to an indictment : charge |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| slake | subside |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| spontaneity | the quality or state of being spontaneous |