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 |
|---|---|
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| shambles | a meat market |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| yeoman | an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |