GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
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| amoral | having or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |