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 |
|---|---|
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| pell-mell | in mingled confusion or disorder |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |