GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| fell | skin |
| resign | relegate |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| pittance | a small portion, amount, or allowance |
| cordial | showing or marked by warm and often hearty friendliness, favor, or approval |
| intrigue | the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |