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 |
|---|---|
| hap | happening |
| surmount | to prevail over : overcome |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| horoscope | a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |