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 |
|---|---|
| welter | writhe |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| betray | to lead astray |
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| exegesis | exposition |