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 |
|---|---|
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| abase | to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
| actuary | clerk |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| predecessor | one that precedes |
| collate | to compare critically |
| stammer | to make involuntary stops and repetitions in speaking : stutter |
| barrister | a counsel admitted to plead at the bar and undertake the public trial of causes in an English superior court compare solicitor |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |