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 |
|---|---|
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| prong | fork |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |