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 |
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abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
bacchanal | orgy |
lank | not well filled out : slender |
compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
gaunt | excessively thin and angular |
reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |
pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |