GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| camaraderie | a spirit of friendly good-fellowship |
| scion | descendant |