GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| weather | the state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| caprice | a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| casual | subject to, resulting from, or occurring by chance |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| herald | an official at a tournament of arms (see arm |