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 |
|---|---|
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| unscathed | wholly unharmed : not injured |
| dichotomy | a division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
| megalomania | a mania (see mania |