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
exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
stipenda fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses
spatialrelating to, occupying, or having the character of space
caricatureexaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics
coercionthe act, process, or power of coercing
deviouswandering
vergebrink
incognitowith one's identity concealed
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable