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 |
|---|---|
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| decrepit | wasted and weakened by or as if by the infirmities of old age |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| amend | to put right |