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 |
|---|---|
| allegory | the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence |
| migrant | one that migrates: such as |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| dominant | commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| engender | beget |
| podiatrist | the medical care and treatment of the human foot |
| optimist | a person who is inclined to be hopeful and to expect good outcomes : someone who is given to optimism |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |