SAT vocabulary

Superficial

Existing or occurring on or in the surface; shallow; not thorough or deep.

Example

"His understanding of the complex theory was rather superficial, only grasping the basic concepts."

From Latin 'superficialis', from 'superficies' (surface), from 'super' (over) + 'facies' (face, form).

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