GRE Word List

SMATTERING

superficial piecemeal knowledge

The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.

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WordMeaning
tepidmoderately warm : lukewarm
outgoinggoing away : departing
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
lethalof, relating to, or causing death
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
substantivehaving substance : involving matters of major or practical importance to all concerned
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
purchaseto obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy
decreean order usually having the force of law
cubiclea sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room