GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| argot | the language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group |
| equilibrium | a state of intellectual or emotional balance : poise |
| ecclesiastic | ecclesiastical |
| junta | a council or committee for political or governmental purposes |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| coda | a concluding musical section that is formally distinct from the main structure |
| fulminate | to utter or send out with denunciation |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |