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Smattering

/smˈætərɪŋ/
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(noun) A shallow or superficial knowledge of a subject.

He has a smattering of Greek.
I only speak a smattering of Japanese.
CEFR Practice Quiz
He has a ____ of French, enough to ask for directions but not to hold a long conversation.

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