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 |
|---|---|
| plaudit | an act or round of applause |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| potent | having or wielding force, authority, or influence : powerful |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |