cognoscente

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  • (n): a person with superior knowledge or highly refined taste
I know you think you are the utmost cognoscente when it comes to wine, but I'll have you know, that last "exquisite" bottle of wine you had was on sale today at Wal-Mart.

EDITOR'S NOTE: I'd explain the daily routine of a cognoscente, but what's the point of detailing 16 hours of lucubration?

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He doesn't have to worry about tenure track - he's a total human genetics cognoscente, I'm sure they'll want to keep him here forever.

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I like going bar hopping with them as they are most definitely the biggest beer cognoscentes I know.

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My taste in coffee and tea are those of a cognoscente however, I lack such sophistication in the appreciation of wine, dashing any blue-blooded aspirations.

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Walking around Glasgow made my Americanism stick out too much. Everyone there seemed entirely cognoscente, with perfect fashion, hair, manners, and even in the expensive drinks and food they ordered.

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Don't you just hate the cognoscente snobs who think they know everything?

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Who do you think was more of a cognoscente, Frasier or Niles?

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