Vocab Practice: Intelligentsia

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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

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Cool Word Challenge: Toothsome and Intelligentsia

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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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The Intelligentsia at Work

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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.

Click to hear the pronunciation of intelligentsia:

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