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 |
|---|---|
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| funereal | of or relating to a funeral |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |