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 |
|---|---|
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| arcane | known or knowable only to a few people : secret |
| incoherent | lacking coherence: such as |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |