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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degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
slothdisinclination to action or labor : indolence
crustthe hardened exterior or surface part of bread
carapacea bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab)
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
groucha fit of bad temper
dissolutionthe act or process of dissolving: such as