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 |
|---|---|
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| prototype | an original model on which something is patterned : archetype |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |