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 |
|---|---|
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| residual | remainder |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| offhand | without premeditation or preparation : extempore |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |