優秀【ゆうしゅう】
superior, excellent, brilliant, outstanding
秀逸【しゅういつ】
excellent, superb, first-rate
秀才【しゅうさい】
bright person, talented student, prodigy
秀でる【ひいでる】
to excel, to surpass, to be superior, to be better (than others at something), to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows), to be prominent, to stand out