Please remember to study your vocabulary words.
Vocabulary Enrichment-“The High and Mighty” words relating to feeling superior.
Look at the vocabulary words and their meanings and write a sentence of your own to show your understanding of the meaning.
Words | Meaning | Word used in a sentence | My own sentence |
1. Arrogant | Overbearing;
proud; haughty |
His arrogant attitude made it hard for others to warm up to him. | |
2. Braggart | One who boasts a lot | Even if you are a champion baseball player, avoid sounding like a braggart on your college application essay | |
3. Complacent | Self satisfied; smug | Danny could easily get an A in English, but he is too complacent to work for it. | |
4. Contemptuous | Lacking respect; scornful | Accustomed to filet mignon, Fido glared contemptuously at the bowl of puppy chow in front of him. | |
5. Disdainful | Aloof; Full of bitter scorn and pride. | I cannot keep my disdainful comments to myself when Franklin deliberately acts foolish to get attention. | |
6. Egotistical | Very conceited; Excessively self absorbed. | Nathan is so egotistical; he thinks every girl on campus wants to go out with him. | |
7. Haughty | Having great pride in oneself and dislike for others. | Haughty Hannah has no use for others; she’s too busy thinking and talking about herself. | |
8. Insolent | Boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; Rude. | Before Megan met that wild crowd, she was quiet and respectful; now she is an insolent, foul-mouth girl. | |
9. Narcissistic | Extreme self adoration, and a feeling of superiority to everyone else. | Becky is so narcissistic, she even chooses her friends based on how their looks complement hers. |