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
perturbto cause to be worried or upset : disquiet
ripto tear or split apart or open
respitea period of temporary delay
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
puissanthaving puissance : powerful
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
quizzicalcomically quaint