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 |
|---|---|
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| cipher | zero |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |