Dunce
Dunce noun - A stupid person.
Usage example: people with the learning disability dyslexia were once simply dismissed as dunces
Intellect
Intellect noun - A very smart person.
Usage example: one of the finest intellects of our time
How words are described
| real | real dunce | real intellect |
Both words in one sentence
- Your typical dunce (at least in fiction) has the intellect of a snail.
Source: Improbably Low IQ
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