GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| fluency | the quality or state of being fluent |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| sovereign | one possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| wont | accustomed |