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 |
|---|---|
| clip | encompass |
| vain | having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| tyro | a beginner in learning : novice |
| vitriolic | bitterly harsh or caustic language or criticism |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| meretricious | of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution |