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
eerieso mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine
bellicosefavoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars
placeboa usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder
drudgeto do hard, menial, or monotonous work
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
unwittingnot knowing : unaware
dexterousmentally adroit and skillful : clever
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary