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 |
|---|---|
| beguile | hoodwink |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| supposititious | fraudulently substituted : spurious |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |