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 |
|---|---|
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| demise | death |
| postulate | demand |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| obstetrician | a physician specializing in obstetrics |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |