SAT/ACT Vocab Chapter 5
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Arrogant | (adj.) proud, overbearing; snootily self-important |
| Disdain | (n.) scorn; snooty disapproval or dislike; contempt other forms:(v.) to disdain,(adj.) disdainful |
| Fastidious | (adj.) extremely fussy and particular; meticulous |
| Haughty | (adj.) openly and disdainfully proud; snooty other forms: (n.)hauteur, haughtiness |
| Disparage | (v.) to belittle or downgrade(someone or something); to decry, depreciate, minimize |
| Deprecate | (v.) to disapprove mildly, with regret other forms:(adj.) deprecatory- hoping to avoid disapproval |
| Condescend | (v.) to come down in level, unbend, stoop |
| Supercilious | (adj.) excessively proud;disdainfully superior |
| Contempt | (n.) total lack of disrespect; disdain; scorn |
| Pretentious | (adj.) showy, self important, pompous; insisting on recognition, often unjustifiably |
| Scoff | (v.) to make fun of, mock; to belittle by jeering or contemptuous talk |
| Complacent | (adj.) self-satisfied, smug |
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