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
imprudentnot prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
arablefit for or used for the growing of crops
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
monograma sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name
decipherdecode
insidioushaving a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle
sagaa prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
carafea bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine