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 |
|---|---|
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| exude | to ooze out |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| intellect | the power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |