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 |
|---|---|
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| categorical | absolute |
| bacchanalian | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |