Benighted and Polymath

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Benighted adjective - Lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books.

Usage example: the poor benighted souls who do not know the joys of reading

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Polymath is an antonym for benighted.

Polymath noun - A person of great and varied learning.

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Benighted is an antonym for polymath.

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