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 |
|---|---|
| purported | reputed |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| indemnify | to secure against hurt, loss, or damage |
| demoniac | possessed or influenced by a demon |
| crossbreed | hybridize |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| rift | fissure |