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 |
|---|---|
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| overweening | arrogant |
| farce | stuff |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| meticulous | marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details |
| gnarl | snarl |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |