GRE Word List
RECONNAISSANCE
a preliminary survey to gain information
The meaning of the word reconnaissance is a preliminary survey to gain information.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| oaf | a stupid person : boob |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| brag | a pompous or boastful statement |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |