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 |
|---|---|
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |
| raiment | clothing |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| crotchety | given to crotchets (see crotchet |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |