Educated
Educated adjective - Having or displaying advanced knowledge or education.
Simple
Simple adjective - Lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books.
Usage example: the fact that he didn't go to college doesn't mean he's simple
Both words in one sentence
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It is an educated guess that this also becomes the way of life of the Colonials thanks to Lee Adama's decision to get rid of all technology and live a primitive, simple life.
Source: One Million B.C. - Aly does her best to avoid mistakes of this kind in Daughter of the Lioness and pretend to be a simple country maid while posing as a slave in the Copper Isles instead of the highly educated daughter of Sir Alanna, King's Champion of Tortall.
Source: Spotting the Thread -
Black Widowers: In "The Unabridged", the guest mentions that his aunt would never use a simple term if a longer, fancier-sounding one was available; believing that this made her sound educated.
Source: Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness
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