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
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| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| dregs | sediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate |