GRE Word List
DILETTANTE
a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
The meaning of the word dilettante is a person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| engender | beget |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| gruesome | inspiring horror or repulsion : grisly |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| proviso | an article or clause (as in a contract) that introduces a condition |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| grandiloquent | a lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| humid | containing or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive |