GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| analogy | a comparison of two otherwise unlike things based on resemblance of a particular aspect |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| begrudge | to give or concede reluctantly or with displeasure |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |