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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| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| repose | a state of resting after exertion or strain |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| fuss: | trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| meander | a winding path or course |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |