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
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
extroverta person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction
elaborationplanned or carried out with great care
aversiona feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
threshto separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically
mutabilityprone to change : inconstant
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
memorializeto address or petition by a memorial
discrepancythe quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance