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
fecundityfruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
triviaunimportant matters : trivial facts or details
communalof or relating to one or more communes
insularitycharacteristic of an isolated people
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
aloofremoved or distant either physically or emotionally
dripto let fall in drops
stippleto engrave by means of dots and flicks
tumidmarked by swelling : swollen