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 |
|---|---|
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| unintimidating | not causing a feeling of fear or timidity : not intimidating |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| connotation | something suggested by a word or thing : implication |
| circlet | a little circle |
| sober | not intoxicated |