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 |
|---|---|
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| brand | a charred piece of wood |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |