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
venerateto regard with reverential respect or with admiring deference
proteanof or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms
cauterizeto sear with a cautery or caustic
chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
fruitfulyielding or producing fruit
clairvoyanthaving clairvoyance : able to see beyond the range of ordinary perception
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
serendipitythe faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
deferencerespect and esteem due a superior or an elder
panoramicof, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as