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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nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition
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visionaryhaving or marked by foresight and imagination
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disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
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intriguethe practice of engaging in secret schemes
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