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 |
|---|---|
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| injurious | inflicting or tending to inflict injury : detrimental |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |