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 |
|---|---|
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| slight | having a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| orientation | the act or process of orienting or of being oriented |
| sentinel | sentry |