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Writing V Vocabulary #05-06

Note from Mrs. van der Swaagh: Please note the distinction between magnanimous and munificent. Magnanimous is concerned with the spirit of which something is given (although the gift is large) and munificent deals with the actual size or amount of the giving

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braggartboaster, bragger, swaggerer, egotist
contemptuousdisdainful, sneering, insolent
disdainfulscornful, derisive, sneering, withering, slighting, disparaging, disrespectful, haughty egotistical—conceited, narcissistic, pompous, self-centered, boastful
haughtyarrogant, proud, snobbish, superior
insolentrude, ill-mannered, impolite, uncivil, disdainful
narcissisticself-absorbed, egotistical, vain
ostentatiousflashy, showy, extravagant, flamboyant
presumptuousself-confident, cocky, bold, conceited
pretentioussnobbish, conceited, exaggerated, extravagant
superciliousarrogant, self-important, conceited, superior, overbearing
swaggershow off, boast, brag, bluster
brazenbrash, unashamed, audacious
cheekyassertive, bold, domineering
audaciousreckless, daring, brave, fearless
magnanimousgiving, kind, benevolent, charitable—noble and generous in spirit
penuriouspoor, poverty stricken, destitute
parsimoniousstingy, frugal, cheap
eleemosynarygenerous, charitable, philanthropic
munificentlavish, magnanimous, giving--liberal in giving or bestowing
avariciousextreme greed for wealth, covetous, hoarding, greedy
interloperintruder, meddler, trespasser, invader
inherentessential, basic, intrinsic
germanerelevant to a subject, pertinent, applicable
pariahoutcast, undesirable, black sheep
endemiclocal, regional, native
intrinsicbasic, inborn, inbred, essential
ostracizeexclude from society, shun, spurn, reject
tangentialalong a tangent, diverging, digressing, irrelevant
extraneousirrelevant, unconnected, unrelated


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