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 |
|---|---|
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| versatile | embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |