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

WordMeaning
appurtenancesaccessory objects
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rigorharsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
pusillanimouslacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
concertedmutually contrived or agreed on
frenziedfeeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance