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 |
|---|---|
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| lode | waterway |
| infringe | to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| facade | the front of a building |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| dexterous | mentally adroit and skillful : clever |