GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| torpedo | a weapon for destroying ships by rupturing their hulls below the waterline: such as |
| amphibian | an amphibious organism |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |