Word-Wise. Sciolism

Word of the Day for Monday, November 5, 2007

sciolism \SY-uh-liz-uhm\, noun:

Superficial knowledge; a superficial show of learning.

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Sciolism can be a very dangerous thing.
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Standardized tests are a measure of sciolism.
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The sciolism I show on this site is probably due to the sciolism in my brain.
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Wow, you guys are fast!
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I can whip up some sciolism, but only because I possess more than sciolism.

~Zoo

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Far too many bloggers show a mad sciolism, without really knowing anything.
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Sciolism is how SanChonino rolls, baby! Just kidding, brother-man.

Many public educators have mere sciolism, but college isn't a whole lot better sometimes.
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Sciolism... This is a new word to me, but then I'm not shy about admitting my sciolism.
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Sciolism is the name of the game when playing Rose's trivia.