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 |
|---|---|
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
