GRE Word List

SMATTERING

superficial piecemeal knowledge

The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.

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WordMeaning
cynosurethe northern constellation Ursa Minor
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
resilientcharacterized or marked by resilience: such as
plenarycomplete in every respect : absolute
unfeignednot feigned or hypocritical : genuine
abstemiousmarked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
pastichea literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work
compileto compose out of materials from other documents
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants