GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |