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 |
|---|---|
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| glutinous | having the quality of glue : gummy |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| impeccable | free from fault or blame : flawless |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |