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 |
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| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| aria | air |