GRE Word List

SMATTERING

superficial piecemeal knowledge

The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.

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WordMeaning
precipitousprecipitate
warrantya real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
saturateto satisfy fully : satiate
plebeiana member of the Roman plebs
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
poreto gaze intently
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
clota portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum)