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 |
|---|---|
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |