GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| parsimony | the quality of being careful with money or resources : thrift |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| wage | a payment usually of money for labor or services usually according to contract and on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis |
| misapprehension | to apprehend wrongly : misunderstand |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |