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
guisea form or style of dress : costume
culpritone accused of or charged with a crime
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
smotherto kill by depriving of air
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation
expediteto accelerate the process or progress of : speed up
asteroidany of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
typhoona hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
bacchanaliaa Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry