GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| apprehensive | viewing the future with anxiety or alarm : feeling or showing fear or apprehension about the future |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| colossal | of, relating to, or resembling a colossus |
| whelp | any of the young of various carnivorous mammals and especially of the dog |