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 |
|---|---|
| intrepid | characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| canny | clever |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |