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
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
manifestoa written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
intrudeto thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
testyeasily annoyed : irritable
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
executeto carry out fully : put completely into effect
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
fetidhaving a heavy offensive smell
misadventuremisfortune