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).

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WordMeaning
finesserefinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
douseto plunge into water
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
pillagethe act of looting or plundering especially in war
despondentfeeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression
officiousvolunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome
masona skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick)
porouspossessing or full of pores
subsistencereal being : existence
consonanceharmony or agreement among components