GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| dys- | abnormal |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |