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 |
|---|---|
| expedient | suitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |