GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| entice | to attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |
| composure | a calmness or repose especially of mind, bearing, or appearance : self-possession |
| onomatopoeia | the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss) |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |