GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| ewe | the female of the sheep especially when mature |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| steep | lofty |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| benevolent | marked by or disposed to doing good |