Condescension

Sentence: The worker experienced condescension when he was speaking with the intern.

Definition: A feeling of superiority.

Pronunciation:kon-duh-sen-shuhn

Part of Speech: Noun

Haughty

Sentence: The boy became haughty when he was elected senior class president.

Definition: Proud and vain to the point of arrogance.

 Pronunciation:haw-tee

Part of Speech: Adjective

Forthright

Sentence: Sarah cried after Hayley was forthright about how awful Sarah’s boyfriend was.

Definition: Directly frank without hesitation.

Pronunciation:fawrth-rahyt

Part of Speech: Adjective

Morose

Sentence:  The house was morose after the widow died.

Definition: Gloomy, sullen, surly, despondent.

Pronunciation:muh-rohs

Part of Speech: Adjective

Erudite

Sentence: After 20 years of teaching the teacher displayed an erudite quality.

Definition: Learned, polished, scholarly

Pronunciation:er-yoo-dahyt

Part of Speech: Adjective