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 |
|---|---|
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| lunar | crescent |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |