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

WordMeaning
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
dupeone that is easily deceived or cheated : fool
dogmaticcharacterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
pento shut in or as if in a pen
credentialwarranting credit or confidence
adjunctsomething joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
barristera counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor
miniaturea copy on a much reduced scale
prodigya highly talented child or youth