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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| fetid | having a heavy offensive smell |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| swarm | a great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| pushy | aggressive often to an objectionable degree : forward |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |