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 |
|---|---|
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |