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 |
|---|---|
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| impassive | giving no sign of feeling or emotion : expressionless |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| representational | one that represents: such as |
| rhapsody | a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation |