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erudition

nounCommon GRE wordMore E words

deep, extensive, and scholarly knowledge

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Erudition in a sentence

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Her erudition was evident in the breadth of references she could summon.

Synonyms
learningscholarshipknowledge
Antonyms
ignoranceilliteracy

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Verbal · Text Completion

Critics initially dismissed the composer's late works as merely blank, but later scholars recognized in them a deliberate restraint that concealed considerable technical sophistication.

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Erudition (noun) means deep, extensive, and scholarly knowledge
Here is erudition used in an example sentence: "Her erudition was evident in the breadth of references she could summon."
Common synonyms for erudition include learning, scholarship, knowledge.
Antonyms of erudition include ignorance, illiteracy.
Erudition is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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