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 |
|---|---|
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| somatic | of, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| agrarian | of or relating to fields or lands or their tenure |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |