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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| quorum | a select group |
| bacchanal | orgy |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |