GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| resilient | characterized or marked by resilience: such as |
| plenary | complete in every respect : absolute |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |