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 |
|---|---|
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| paramour | lover |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| entity | being |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |