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 |
|---|---|
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| thrash | to beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog |
| aplomb | complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| drip | to let fall in drops |