GRE Word List

SMATTERING

superficial piecemeal knowledge

The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.

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WordMeaning
well-bredhaving or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class
resonantcontinuing to sound : echoing
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
apogeethe point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
sparenot being used
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
feintsomething feigned