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 |
|---|---|
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |
| lottery | a drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| sustenance | means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living |