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
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
decorousmarked by propriety and good taste : correct
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
deftcharacterized by facility and skill
vipera 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
motea small particle : speck
chaplaina clergyman in charge of a chapel
inclinedhaving inclination, disposition, or tendency