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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WordMeaning
nugatoryof little or no consequence : trifling
impassivegiving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless
abstrusedifficult to comprehend : recondite
rambleto move aimlessly from place to place
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
harrowingacutely distressing or painful
astigmatisma defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image
martyra person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
culpablemeriting condemnation or blame especially as wrong or harmful
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput