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
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
abetto actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)
protagonistthe principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)
peregrinationto travel especially on foot : walk
apocryphalof doubtful authenticity : spurious
nipto catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
philistinea native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
antecedeprecede
legenda story coming down from the past