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 |
|---|---|
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| sage | one (such as a profound philosopher) distinguished for wisdom |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| gratify | to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |