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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ambivalencesimultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action
gratuitysomething given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
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gauntexcessively thin and angular
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