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 |
|---|---|
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| lackadaisical | lacking life, spirit, or zest : languid |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| congruent | congruous |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| distrait | apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention : distracted |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |