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 |
|---|---|
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| passe | past one's prime |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| swill | wash |