Cool Words for Cool Kids
This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on May 8, 2014.
Let’s do a practice round!
Intelligentsia means:
A) A group of intelligent people
B) A group of resourceful animals
C) A group of privileged individuals
D) A group of well-paid employees
Cool Word Challenge: Just for fun, come up with one sentence that uses both of the cool vocabulary words that you learned this week.
Here are the words again:
Toothsome: Tasty or delicious.
Intelligentsia: A group of intelligent, highly educated people.
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Words often flow easily between different cultures and languages.
For example, the word intelligentsia (see definition and hear pronunciation below) was first used in the mid-1800s to describe educated professionals found within Russian society.
Comprised of scientists, professors, writers and other intellectual elites, the intelligentsia orchestrated significant achievements in a variety of fields.
Now, the word intelligentsia has also become a part of the English language!
Cool word vocabulary question of the day: What kind of people or professions do you think make up the intelligentsia today?
Intelligentsia: A group of intelligent, highly educated people.
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