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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| taunt | to reproach or challenge in a mocking or insulting manner : jeer at |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
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| convex | curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
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| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| granulate | to form or crystallize into grains or granules |
| rotunda | a round building |