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Lesson 3: superior
SAT Hot Words
Question | Answer |
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arrogant | adj. overbearing; proud; haughty |
braggart | n. one who boasts a great deal |
complacent | adj. self-satisfied; smug |
contemptuous | adj. lacking respect; scornful (n: contempt) |
disdainful | adj. full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof (n: disdain) |
egotistical | adj. excessively self-absorbed; very conceited |
haughty | adj. having a great pride in oneself and dislike for others |
insolent | adj. boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude |
narcissist | adj. or n. having to do with extreme self-adoration; person who feels superior to everyone |
ostentatious | adj. having to do with showing off; pretentious |
presumptuous | adj. too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds |
pretentious | adj. claiming or pretending increased importance; ostentatious; affectedly grand |
supercilious | adj. looking down on others; proud and scornful |
swagger | v. to walk around in a proud, showy manner; to boast in a loud manner |