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
alimonyan allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
disjunctiona sharp cleavage : disunion
dripto let fall in drops
matriarcha woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state
manifestoa written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer
hereafterafter this in sequence or in time
ascribeto refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing
countenancelook
philanderera man who has sexual relations with many women