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 |
|---|---|
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| periphery | the perimeter of a circle or other closed curve |
| abnegation | denial |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| malicious | having or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| title | the distinguishing name of a written, printed, or filmed production |