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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| awe | an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| sinuous | of a serpentine or wavy form : winding |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |
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