GRE Word List
RECONNAISSANCE
a preliminary survey to gain information
The meaning of the word reconnaissance is a preliminary survey to gain information.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| foppish | foolish |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| tempestuous | of, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |