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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| herpetologist | a branch of zoology dealing with reptiles and amphibians |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| disheveled | marked by disorder or disarray |
| sentinel | sentry |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| tactile | perceptible by touch : tangible |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| behoove | to be necessary, proper, or advantageous for |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |