GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rabble | a disorganized or confused collection of things |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| delta | the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet see Alphabet Table |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |