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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |