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 |
|---|---|
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| humanitarian | a person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| ashen | of, relating to, or made from ash wood |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| stout | strong of character: such as |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |