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
foppishfoolish
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
unerringlycommitting no error : faultless
amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
discounta reduction made from the gross (see gross
quietudea quiet state : repose
tempestuousof, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent
flickerto move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
pellucidadmitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion