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 |
|---|---|
| ornithologist | a branch of zoology dealing with birds |
| credulity | readiness or willingness to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence |
| formality | compliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| lace | to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |