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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| exhume | disinter |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |