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 |
|---|---|
| infirmity | the quality or state of being infirm |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| humility | freedom from pride or arrogance : the quality or state of being humble |
| discount | a reduction made from the gross (see gross |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |