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 |
|---|---|
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| precarious | dependent on chance circumstances, unknown conditions, or uncertain developments |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| terminal | leading ultimately to death : fatal |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |