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 |
|---|---|
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| render | to melt down |
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| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| plumber | a dealer or worker in lead |
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| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |