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
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
hedonista person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism
hiatusa break in or as if in a material object : gap
restitutionan act of restoring or a condition of being restored: such as
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
tenuoushaving little substance or strength : flimsy
ambushto attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England