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 |
|---|---|
| microcosm | a little world |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| maxim | a general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct |