GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| hardy | bold |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| deadlock | a state of inaction or neutralization resulting from the opposition of equally powerful uncompromising persons or factions : standstill |
| seemly | good-looking |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |