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

WordMeaning
iconoclastica person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
distractto draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
undermineto subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress
whorla drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle
sarcasma sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
epochan event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
vilifyto utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame