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 |
|---|---|
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| bawdy | boisterously or humorously indecent |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |