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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WordMeaning
exploitdeed
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
lotterya drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
vivaciouslively in temper, conduct, or spirit : sprightly
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
pineany of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals
swindlerto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
cavilto raise trivial and frivolous objection