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 |
|---|---|
| guise | a form or style of dress : costume |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| exigency | that which is required in a particular situation |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |