GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
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| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| brazen | made of brass |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
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