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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WordMeaning
charmthe chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation
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antecedeprecede
lexicona book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary
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