GRE Word List
WARD
the action or process of guarding
The meaning of the word ward is the action or process of guarding.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |