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
discloseto make known or public
doggerelloosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect
puerilejuvenile
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
functionalof, connected with, or being a function
orientto direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group
depleteto empty of a principal substance
hydrophobiarabies
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
pendulouspoised without visible support