5
pompous(adjective, importance, main, extremely significant)
5
pretentious(adjective, importance, main, extremely significant)
4
inkhorn(adjective, attitude, flexible, teach, pedantic)
4
scholarly(intellectual, learned)
4
scholastic(adjective, obscure, attitude, precise, intellectual)
4
significant(adjective, importance, valuable, main, notable)
4
studious(adjective, intellectual, learned)
3
literary(adjective, attitude, flexible, teach)
2
ceremonious(adjective, character, behavior, pedant)
2
pedagogic
2
pedant
2
professorial
2
squeamish(adjective, character, behavior, pedant)
1
all-business(adjective, character, behavior, pedant)
1
bibliophagic
1
bluestocking
1
book-fed
1
book-learned
1
book-loving
1
book-minded
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