Erudite – Having or showing great knowledge through study and reading

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Pronounced as Eruh (Emphasized) + Dite (rhyming with Light) {Listen to it here} or Eryuh (Emphasized) + Dite {Listen to it here}

It comes from the Latin root erudire which means to instruct.

Situational Uses / Sentences:

• My parents tend to opt for very erudite books which some of my friends find unreadable.
• It goes way beyond what even the most erudite scholar could possibly have known about in its entirety.

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