The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - educatedadj.

1) cultivated, cultured, erudite, well-read, lettered, literary, scholarly, learned; (well-) informed, knowledgeable, enlightened: There is no real evidence that educated people enjoy greater job satisfaction than those who leave school at 16. I haven't got the answer, but I could make an educated guess. 2) refined, polished, cultivated, civilized; discerning, critical, sensitive: She has an educated palate and really knows her wines.