GRE Word List
SURVEILLANCE
close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
The meaning of the word surveillance is close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |