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 |
|---|---|
| orgy | secret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |
| commodious | comfortably or conveniently spacious : roomy |
| frolic | full of fun : merry |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| wreak | bring about |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |