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
cannyclever
advertto turn the mind or attention
connoisseurexpert
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
acclimateto adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
transcendentexceeding usual limits : surpassing
stratifiedformed, deposited, or arranged in stable layers or strata
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
unrulynot readily ruled, disciplined, or managed
undertakerone who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur