GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| omniscient | having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight |
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| innuendo | an oblique allusion : hint |
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| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| abet | to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |