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 |
|---|---|
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| succor | relief |
| cunning | dexterous or crafty in the use of special resources (such as skill or knowledge) or in attaining an end |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| abrasive | causing damage, wear, or removal of surface material by grinding or rubbing : tending to abrade |
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| jovial | characterized by good-humored cheerfulness and conviviality : jolly |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |