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 |
|---|---|
| fetish | an object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| hortatory | hortative |
| suppress | to put down by authority or force : subdue |
| hibernal | of, relating to, or occurring in winter |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |