SAT vocabulary
Osmosis
A gradual, often unconscious, absorption or assimilation of ideas or knowledge.
Example
"She learned French not through formal lessons, but through a slow osmosis of being surrounded by French speakers."
Etymology
From Greek 'ōsmos' meaning 'a push' or 'impulse'.
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