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
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
heresyadherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma
stoketo poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
precipitousprecipitate
plumagethe feathers of a bird
dawdleto spend time idly
horticulturalthe science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants
windfallsomething (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind
ordinationthe act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained