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 |
|---|---|
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |