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 |
|---|---|
| facade | the front of a building |
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| concoct | to prepare by combining raw materials |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |