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 |
|---|---|
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| addendum | a thing added : addition |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |