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 |
|---|---|
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |