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 |
|---|---|
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| terse | using few words : devoid of superfluity |
| remit | to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| monarchy | undivided rule or absolute sovereignty by a single person |
| disembark | to remove to shore from a ship |