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
significanthaving meaning
ponderousof very great weight
elusivetending to elude: such as
aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
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whima capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy
enlistto secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest
pietythe quality or state of being pious: such as
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