GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| abnegation | denial |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |