GRE Word List

SMATTERING

superficial piecemeal knowledge

The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.

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WordMeaning
bartererto trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services
piedof two or more colors in blotches
museto become absorbed in thought
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
finishto come to an end : terminate
lugubriousmournful
fakenot true, real, or genuine : counterfeit
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully
obeliskan upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid
metersystematically arranged and measured rhythm (see rhythm