GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| truculence | the quality or state of being truculent |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| entrepreneur | one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| impuissance | weakness |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| 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 |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |