GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| sultry | very hot and humid : sweltering |
| career | a profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| romp | one that romps |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |