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
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum
sagaciousof keen and farsighted penetration and judgment : discerning
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
admonishto indicate duties or obligations to
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
genuflectto bend the knee
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
lugubriousmournful
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
alcovea small recessed section of a room : nook