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lettered(thoughtful, serious, intellectual, cultured)
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pedagogic(dull, obscure, dry, precise)
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theoretic(theoretical, thoughts)
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egghead(noun, intellectual, sage, intelligentsia)
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formal(established, orderly)
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formalistic(philosophy, attitude, proper, vague)
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highbrow(noun, rational, intelligent, serious)
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ivory-tower
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notional
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pedagogical(school, educational)
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book-learned(learning, school, schooling, university)
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hypothetic
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inkhorn(attitude, flexible, teach, pedantic)
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instructional(teaching, school, scholarly, educational)
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pedantical(attitude, flexible, teach, pedantic)
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recondite(sound, obscure, complex, knowledgeable)
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academical
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brainy(bright, rational, intelligent, thoughtful)
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closet
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college(noun, learning, school, schooling)
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