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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WordMeaning
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
incidentan occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
cornucopiaa curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance
preamblean introductory statement
constituenta member of a constituency
haughtinessblatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
brackishsomewhat salty
putativecommonly accepted or supposed