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
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
acmethe highest point or stage
allegeto assert without proof or before proving
creepto move along with the body prone and close to the ground
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
emollientmaking soft or supple
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
vervethe spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity
compactpredominantly formed or filled : composed
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores