GRE Word List

WARD

the action or process of guarding

The meaning of the word ward is the action or process of guarding.

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burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
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proximitythe quality or state of being proximate : closeness
spectruma continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order
delusivelikely to delude
citadela fortress that commands (see command
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preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
ascribeto refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing