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
gaudyostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented
sonorousproducing sound (as when struck)
ostensibleintended for display : open to view
varnisha liquid preparation that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard lustrous typically transparent coating
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
menacea show of intention to inflict harm : threat
profusionlavish expenditure : extravagance
defectionconscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion
resoundto become filled with sound : reverberate
affirmationthe act of affirming