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 |
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| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| tycoon | a businessperson of exceptional wealth, power, and influence : magnate |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |