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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |