GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lampoon | satire |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| hapless | having no luck : unfortunate |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| forego | to go before : precede |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |