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 |
|---|---|
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| gust | the sensation of taste |