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 |
|---|---|
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| jest | a joking or mocking remark |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| graze | to feed on growing herbage, attached algae, or phytoplankton |
| exegesis | exposition |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |