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

WordMeaning
facadethe front of a building
hazymade dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
interiman intervening time : interval
enervatelacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated
ruthlesshaving no pity : merciless
regimenta military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
prateto talk long and idly : chatter
disputatiousinclined to dispute
rejoinderthe defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication