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
nefariousflagrantly wicked or impious : evil
typhoona hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
lustera glow of reflected light : sheen
far-fetchedbrought from a remote time or place
reprehensibleworthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable
commonplacecommonly found or seen : ordinary
timbrethe quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
abominableworthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable