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 |
|---|---|
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| ventilate | to expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing |
| boor | peasant |
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| recuperate | to get back : regain |
| slovenly | untidy especially in personal appearance |
| slake | subside |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |