Lesson 3&4 SAT Vocabulary

Dull or stale because of overuse, trite, hackneyed

Dull commonplace

Made common place by overuse, trite

Having to do with extreme self-adoration and feeling of superiority to everyone

Having great pride in oneself and dislike for others

Unoriginal, taken from something that is already existing

Excessively self-absorbed, very conceited

Having to do with showing off, pretentious

Full of bitter scorn and pride, aloof

Commonplace, ordinary

To forward or bold, overstepping proper bounds

Lacking freshness and zest, flat, stale

Looking down on others, proud and scornful

To walk around in a proud showy manner, to boast in a loud manner

An idea or expression that has become stale due to overuse

Quality of being dull, an obvious remark uttered as if it were original

One who boasts a great deal, one likely to self-aggrandize

Lacking flavor or taste, unexciting

Snobbish, condescending, high brow in the manner in which one speaks or carries oneself

Claiming or pretending increased importance, ostentatious, affectedly grand

Unoriginal and stale due to overuse

Lacking respect, scornful

Self satisfied, smug

Boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior, rude

Lacking vitality, energy or brightness, boring

Common place, ordinary, unoriginal mundane

Over bearing, proud, haughty