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 |
|---|---|
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| mendicant | beggar |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |