GRE Word List

SHARD

a piece or fragment of a brittle substance

The meaning of the word shard is a piece or fragment of a brittle substance.

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WordMeaning
compensatoryto be equivalent to : counterbalance
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
aberrationthe fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state
willowyabounding with willows
judiciarya system of courts of law
sallowany of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
choreographythe art of symbolically representing dancing
entreethe act or manner of entering : entrance
gratuitysomething given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush