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 |
|---|---|
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| frolicsome | full of gaiety : playful |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| earn | to receive as return for effort and especially for work done or services rendered |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |