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 |
|---|---|
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| attrition | sorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God |
| vendetta | blood feud |
| ebullient | boiling |
| dilute | attenuate |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |