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Superficiality

adj.

cursory

Meaning: brief to the point of being superficial

Usage: Late for the meeting, she cast a cursory glance at the agenda.

adj.

facile

Meaning: easy, requiring little effort 2. superficial, achieved with minimal thought or care, insincere

Usage: The business was in such shambles that any quick solution seemed facile; nothing could really help it in the long run.

adj.

vacuous

Meaning: lacking content or ideas; empty-headed

Usage: Beyonce realized that the lyrics she had just penned were completely vacuous and tried to add more substance.

adj.

shallow

Meaning: lacking depth in thought, feeling, or understanding

Usage: The student’s shallow answer repeated facts without explaining their meaning.