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 |
|---|---|
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| diva | prima donna |
| edifice | building |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |