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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|---|---|
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
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| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
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