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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apprise | to give notice to : tell |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| foreboding | the act of one who forebodes |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a principle |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |