GRE Word List

SMATTERING

superficial piecemeal knowledge

The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.

Random words

WordMeaning
adulationextreme or excessive admiration or flattery
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
spuriousborn to parents not married to each other
travestya debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation
artfulperformed with or showing art or skill
hortatoryhortative
reparteea quick and witty reply
quailany of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as
maroona dark red