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 |
|---|---|
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| dirge | a song or hymn of grief or lamentation |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| qualms | a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety |
| masquerade | a social gathering of persons wearing masks and often fantastic costumes |
| purported | reputed |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |