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 |
|---|---|
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| stench | stink |
| healthful | beneficial to health of body or mind |
| brink | edge |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| placebo | a usually pharmacologically inert preparation prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder |