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 |
|---|---|
| mediocre | of moderate or low quality, value, ability, or performance : ordinary |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| acquittal | a setting free from the charge of an offense by verdict, sentence, or other legal process |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| mannerism | exaggerated or affected (see affected |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |