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 |
|---|---|
| consolidation | the act or process of consolidating : the state of being consolidated |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |