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).

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WordMeaning
calculatedapt
confiscateappropriated by the government : forfeited
disinterto take out of the grave or tomb
warymarked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness especially in detecting and escaping danger
spoofdeceive
thespianactor
fawningseeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena