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smattering

nounCommon GRE wordMore S words

a small or superficial amount of knowledge

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Smattering in a sentence

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She had only a smattering of French before the trip.

Synonyms
modicumsprinklingdash
Antonyms
masteryabundance

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Verbal · Text Completion

Although the senator's memoir was marketed as a frank reckoning with his failures, reviewers found it relentlessly blank, dwelling on grievances and recasting every setback as the fault of his adversaries.

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Smattering (noun) means a small or superficial amount of knowledge
Here is smattering used in an example sentence: "She had only a smattering of French before the trip."
Common synonyms for smattering include modicum, sprinkling, dash.
Antonyms of smattering include mastery, abundance.
Smattering is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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