GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| fervent | very hot : glowing |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |