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
wontaccustomed
legatoin a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones)
screecha high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
knitto form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another
parryto ward off a weapon or blow
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
integrityfirm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility
murmura half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling