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Lesson 3 Vocab
The High and Mighty
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English
11th Grade
01/19/2011

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arrogant
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overbearing; proud; haughty
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braggart
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one who boasts a great deal
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complacent
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self-satisfied; smug
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contemptuous
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lacking respect; scornful
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supercilious
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looking down on others; proud and scornful
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swagger
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to walk around in a proud, showy manner; to boast in a loud manner
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disdainful
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full of bitter scorn and pride; aloof
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egotistical
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excessively self-absorbed; very conceited
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haughty
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having great pride in oneself and dislike for others
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insolent
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boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; rude
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narcissistic
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having to do with extreme self-adoration and a feeling of superiority to everyone
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ostentatious
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having to do with showing off
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presumptuous
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too forward or bold; overstepping proper bounds
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pretentious
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claiming or pretending increased importance; affectedly grand
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