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 |
|---|---|
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| enlist | to secure the support and aid of : employ in advancing an interest |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
| dire | exciting horror |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |