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 |
|---|---|
| foible | the part of a sword or foil blade between the middle and point |
| spasmodic | relating to or affected or characterized by spasm |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| temerity | unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| seclusion | the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded |