GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| inquisitor | one who inquires or makes inquisition |
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| contend | to strive or vie in contest or rivalry or against difficulties : struggle |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |