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

WordMeaning
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
eccentricitythe quality or state of being eccentric
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul
oculistophthalmologist
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
pragmatista practical approach to problems and affairs
febrilemarked or caused by fever : feverish
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke
mockto treat with contempt or ridicule : deride