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 |
|---|---|
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| incompatible | not compatible: such as |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| downcast | low in spirit : dejected |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |