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 |
|---|---|
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
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| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| invalid | not valid: |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| terminology | the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
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| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |