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 |
|---|---|
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| betoken | to typify beforehand : presage |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| knell | a stroke or sound of a bell especially when rung slowly (as for a death, funeral, or disaster) |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| motley | variegated in color |
| repercussion | reflection |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |