GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| trim | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| stem_from | arise from; originate from |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |