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 |
|---|---|
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| ignite | to set afire |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |