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 |
|---|---|
| unseemly | not seemly: such as |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| incisive | impressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation) |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| spare | not being used |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |