GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exquisite | marked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| rousing | giving rise to excitement : stirring |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| fluke | flatfish |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |