GRE Word List

SMATTERING

superficial piecemeal knowledge

The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.

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gentlefree from harshness, sternness, or violence
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
apothegma short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
academicof, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning
ingenuousshowing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
forfeitsomething forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty
aloftat or to a great height
camaraderiea spirit of friendly good-fellowship
sciondescendant