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
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ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
swill | wash |
supine | lying on the back or with the face upward |
rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |
parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |