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
haranguea speech addressed to a public assembly
lasciviousfilled with or showing sexual desire : lewd
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
fulcrumprop
perimeterthe boundary of a closed plane figure
betrothto promise to marry
suppressto put down by authority or force : subdue
oscillateto swing backward and forward like a pendulum
spatialrelating to, occupying, or having the character of space
scuffleto struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion