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 |
|---|---|
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| compliant | ready or disposed to comply : submissive |
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| raffle | to engage in a raffle |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| resort | one that affords aid or refuge : resource |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |