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 |
|---|---|
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| mote | a small particle : speck |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| inclined | having inclination, disposition, or tendency |