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SAT Vocab - The High and the Mightly
SAT Vocab - The High and the Mightly
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SAT prep vocabulary practice
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Stephanie's ___ annoyed her classmates, who thought her to be vain and conceited.
bragging
haughtiness
arrogance
ego
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arrogance : braggart
pride : lioness
serenity : zealot
remoteness : friend
insincerity : fraud
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complacent
self-satisfied; smug
full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof
boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude
lacking respect; scornful
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Often one who is ___ really has much self-doubt.
presumptuous
ostentatious
supercilious
pretentious
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arrogant
excessively self-absorbed; very conceited
having great pride in oneself and dislike for others
one who boasts a great deal
overbearing; proud; haughty
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My neighbors are too ___ for a minivan, they drive a SUV.
braggart
arrogant
egotistical
haughty
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pretentious
looking down on others; proud and scornful
claiming or pretending increased importance
having to do with showing off
too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds
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presumptuous : unassuming
simple : obtuse
rotund : listless
amenable : craven
merry : unpleasant
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The audience showed its ___ by heckling the singer who couldn't carry a tune.
contempt
insolence
disdain
complacence
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Carol could get an A in math, but she is too ___ to work for it.
complacent
insolent
contemptous
disdainful
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When rival cliques are ___ of each other, there's going to be trouble.
disdainful
contemptuous
insolent
complacent
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insolent
lacking respect; scornful
self-satisfied; smug
boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude
full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof
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presumptuous
looking down on others; proud and scornful
too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds
claiming or pretending increased importance
having to do with showing off
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proud : insolent
maimed : weak
strict : austere
resilient : stubborn
firm : dogmatic
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egotistical
excessively self-absorbed; very conceited
having great pride in oneself and dislike for others
one who boasts a great deal
overbearing; proud; haughty
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disdainful
boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude
lacking respect; scornful
self-satisfied; smug
full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof
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Isn't it ___ for Julie to expect all of her friends to do only what she wants to do at recess.
supercilious
pretentious
presumptuous
ostentatious
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supercilious
having to do with showing off
looking down on others; proud and scornful
claiming or pretending increased importance
too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds
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Everyone in the group should work together as equals. No one should have a ____ attitude.
supercilious
presumptuous
pretentious
ostentatious
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ostentatious
too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds
having to do with showing off
claiming or pretending increased importance
looking down on others; proud and scornful
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Matthew is so ___, he thinks every girl at school wants to date him.
haughty
egotistical
arrogant
braggadocious
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Leo cannot help but be a ___, he boasts all day about his basketball exploits.
egotistical
arrogant
haughty
braggart
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smug : complacent
candid : dainty
guileless : timid
honest : forthright
grand : meek
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haughty
having great pride in oneself and dislike for others
one who boasts a great deal
overbearing; proud; haughty
excessively self-absorbed; very conceited
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contemptuous
self-satisfied; smug
lacking respect; scornful
boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude
full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof
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When Bill told the principal to "bug off", his ___ earned him a suspension.
contempt
disdain
complacence
insolence
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Wearing a pearl bracelet, a sapphire ring, ruby earrings, and a diamond necklace is a bit ___.
presumptuous
ostentatious
supercilious
pretentious
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braggart
overbearing; proud; haughty
one who boasts a great deal
having great pride in oneself and dislike for others
excessively self-absorbed; very conceited