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 |
|---|---|
| aspersion | a false or misleading charge meant to harm someone's reputation |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| gnarl | snarl |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| pervasive | existing in or spreading through every part of something |
| reputed | having a good repute : reputable |