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 |
|---|---|
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| pundit | pandit |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| gourmand | one who is excessively fond of eating and drinking |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| fruition | pleasurable use or possession : enjoyment |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |