GRE Word List

SMATTERING

superficial piecemeal knowledge

The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.

Random words

WordMeaning
deploreto feel or express grief for
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
gourmeta connoisseur of food and drink
fathomlessincapable of being fathomed : immeasurable
impendingoccurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming
sycophanta servile self-seeking flatterer
cantataa composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment
perpetualcontinuing forever : everlasting
kneadto work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition