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 |
|---|---|
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| rudimentary | consisting in first principles : fundamental |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |