GRE Word List

SMATTERING

superficial piecemeal knowledge

The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.

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WordMeaning
healthyenjoying good health
excoriateto wear off the skin of : abrade
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
rectitudethe quality or state of being straight
innateexisting in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native
dotagea state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness
buffooneryfoolish or playful behavior or practice
repertoirea list or supply of dramas, operas, pieces, or parts that a company or person is prepared to perform
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere