GRE Word List
HAUGHTINESS
blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
The meaning of the word haughtiness is blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior.
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