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 |
|---|---|
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| inert | lacking the power to move |
| brawl | to quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| forlorn | bereft |