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 |
|---|---|
| pusillanimous | lacking courage and resolution : marked by contemptible timidity |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| knack | a special ready capacity that is hard to analyze or teach |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |