GRE Word List

SMATTERING

superficial piecemeal knowledge

The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.

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proprietythe quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness
interregnumthe time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes
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navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
providencedivine guidance or care
predisposeto dispose in advance
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
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