GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
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| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| bargain | an agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| boisterous | noisily turbulent : rowdy |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| hatch | a small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship) |