GRE Word List
SMATTERING
superficial piecemeal knowledge
The meaning of the word smattering is superficial piecemeal knowledge.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| righteous | acting in accord with divine or moral law : free from guilt or sin |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |