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 |
|---|---|
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |