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 |
|---|---|
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |