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 |
|---|---|
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| toga | the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |