GRE Word List

SMATTERING

superficial piecemeal knowledge

The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.

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WordMeaning
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
occludeto close up or block off : obstruct
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
tribulationdistress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution
deprecateto express disapproval of
somaticof, relating to, or affecting the body especially as distinguished from the germplasm
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
imbalancelack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration