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 |
|---|---|
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| ecstasy | a state of overwhelming emotion |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| manumit | to release from slavery |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| hirsute | hairy |