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 |
|---|---|
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| ostensible | intended for display : open to view |
| varnish | a liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |