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
haltingmarked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness
desperadoa bold or violent criminal
exemplifyto show or illustrate by example
laymana person who is not a member of the clergy
inclementlacking mildness: such as
effectuateto cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect
fathomlessincapable of being fathomed : immeasurable
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
germinateto cause to sprout or develop
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)