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 |
|---|---|
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| repel | to drive back : repulse |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| farce | stuff |
| auxiliary | offering or providing help |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| concentric | having a common center |
| unerringly | committing no error : faultless |