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 |
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| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| generic | relating to or characteristic of a whole group or class : general |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
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