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sciolism

nounCommon GRE wordMore S words

a superficial show of knowledge or shallow learning paraded as expertise

In a sentence

His confident lecture was mere sciolism that crumbled under expert questions.

Synonyms
superficialitysmatteringdilettantismhalf-knowledge
Antonyms
eruditionexpertisemastery

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