GRE Word List
SHARD
fragment generally of broken pottery (glass, clay bowl, or cup)
The meaning of the word shard is fragment generally of broken pottery (glass, clay bowl, or cup).
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ken | range of knowledge; Ex. beyond one's ken |
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gall | annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation |
rectitude | moral correctness; moral uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment |
gyroscope | apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc. |
hatch | deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg |
jumble | mix in a confused way |
incarcerate | imprison |
cognate | having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature; Ex. cognate languages; N. |
executive | person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing |