GRE Word List
WARD
the action or process of guarding
The meaning of the word ward is the action or process of guarding.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |