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Lesson 3: superior
SAT Hot Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |