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 |
|---|---|
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| polarize | to cause to vibrate in a definite pattern |
| farce | stuff |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |