GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| replica | an exact reproduction (as of a painting) executed by the original artist |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| incursion | a hostile entrance into a territory : raid |
| interrogate | to question formally and systematically |