GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
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steep | lofty |
grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
ossify | to change into bone |
percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
psychosomatic | of, relating to, concerned with, or involving both mind and body |
braggadocio | empty boasting |
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