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 |
|---|---|
| facade | the front of a building |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| interim | an intervening time : interval |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| regiment | a military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| disputatious | inclined to dispute |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |