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 |
|---|---|
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| exposure | the fact or condition of being exposed: such as |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| arid | excessively dry |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |