Vocab. #2 12th Grade

Front

An arrogant person is usually ___________.

Back

proud and overbearing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

Front

If you are complacent, you are ________.

Back

smug and satisfied

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

Contemptuous is similar to _______.

Back

disdainful

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

Egotistical contains "ego" (I), meaning it refers to being ___________.

Back

self-centered

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

Front

Next-door neighbors are too ________ to drive a Ford or Chevrolet; they think they need a BMW or Mercedes.

Back

haughty

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Front

The boy was very __________ and rude to his teacher when she asked him not to eat in class. He stamped his foot and said he could do whatever he wanted. He sits now in ISS with Benjamin.

Back

insolent

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

Front

Swaggering, pretentious, and ostentatious behavior indicates you are likely a show-off who thinks you're better than others.

Back

a show-off who thinks he is better than everyone else

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Front

Supercilious is similar to _________.

Back

contemptuous

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4A

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.9-10.4A

Front

Smug is to complacent as ______ is to ______.

Back

honest:forthright

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

Common phrases like "apple of my eye" are called a ________. Examples include "best thing since sliced bread" and "right as rain."

Back

cliche