GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| doze | to sleep lightly |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| invocation | the act or process of petitioning for help or support |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| somnolent | of a kind likely to induce sleep |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |