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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WordMeaning
tolla tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge)
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
frigidintensely cold
igniteto set afire
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
martialof, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior
affidavita sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation
invertto reverse in position, order, or relationship
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)