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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galley | a ship or boat propelled solely or chiefly by oars: such as |
indentation | the blank space produced by indenting : indention |
manifest | readily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight |
chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
egoism | a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action |
murmur | a half-suppressed or muttered complaint : grumbling |
elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |