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| intellectual(noun, adjective, person, smart, brain) | |
| erudite(adjective, rational, serious, intellectual, cultured) | |
| learned(adjective, rational, intelligent, serious, refined) | |
| brainy(adjective, smart, bright, rational, intelligent) | |
| cultured(adjective, refined, knowledgeable, intellectual, learned) | |
| cultivated(adjective, polite, sophisticated, refined, knowledgeable) | |
| academic(noun, adjective, rational, intelligent, serious) | |
| bookish(adjective, rational, intelligent, thoughtful, serious) | |
| educated(adjective, polite, sophisticated, refined, knowledgeable) | |
| literate(adjective, polite, sophisticated, refined, knowledgeable) | |
| expert(noun, knowledgeable, cultured, educated, erudite) | |
| knowledgeable(adjective, smart, bright, polite, rational) | |
| lettered(adjective, polite, sophisticated, refined, knowledgeable) | |
| skilled(knowledgeable, cultured, educated, erudite, enlightened) | |
| studious(adjective, rational, intelligent, thoughtful, serious) | |
| well-read(adjective, knowledgeable, intellectual, cultured, learned) | |
| abstruse(obscure, knowledgeable, cultured, educated, erudite) | |
| conversant(knowledgeable, cultured, educated, erudite, enlightened) | |
| esoteric(adjective, obscure, knowledgeable, cultured, educated) | |
| experienced(knowledgeable, cultured, educated, enlightened, civilized) |
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