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 |
|---|---|
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
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| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| steep | lofty |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |