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
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
augustmarked by majestic dignity or grandeur
inertlacking the power to move
brawlto quarrel or fight noisily : wrangle
proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
bestialof or relating to beasts
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
tawnyof the color tawny
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
forlornbereft