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 |
|---|---|
| resign | relegate |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| scowl | to contract the brow in an expression of displeasure |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| eulogy | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |