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 |
|---|---|
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| discredit | to refuse to accept as true or accurate : disbelieve |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| extemporaneous | composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu |
| paltry | inferior |