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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| reprehensible | worthy of or deserving reprehension : culpable |
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| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |
| lance | a steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry |
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| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |