GRE Word List

SMATTERING

superficial piecemeal knowledge

The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.

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WordMeaning
perpetualcontinuing forever : everlasting
seepto flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze
wadeto step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air
betrayto lead astray
novicea person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
endearmenta word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete