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
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|---|---|
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| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| spate | freshet |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
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