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  • 81pride — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Sense of self worth Nouns 1. pride, hauteur; dignity, self respect, self esteem, self sufficiency, reserve. 2. (sympton of pride) arrogance, insolence; ostentation; vanity, vainglory, crest, airs, high… …

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  • 82pushy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. aggressive. See attack. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. aggressive, bumptious, obnoxious, domineering, bossy, controlling, officious, overbearing. ANT.: passive, submissive, deferential III (Roget… …

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  • 83saucy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. pert, impertinent, impudent, bold; smart, chic, piquant. See insolence. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. impudent, impertinent, insolent; see rude 2 . See Synonym Study at impertinent . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 84smart — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. chic, stylish, jaunty, dapper; severe, sharp, keen; witty, pert, sparkling; brisk, energetic, fresh; shrewd, clever. See skill, feeling, wit. Ant., stupid, slow[witted], unstylish. v. i. sting, pain …

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  • 85stuck-up — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. vain, conceited, aloof, snooty. See vanity. Ant., modest. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. snobbish, haughty, arrogant, snooty, uppity, conceited, *carrying one s nose in the air, high hat, hoity… …

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  • 86wise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. sage, sagacious; learned, profound, deep; judicious, well advised; informal, impudent, rude. See knowledge, insolence. n. manner, method. wise guy wise man II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Judicious] Syn …

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  • 87assuming — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. arrogant, presumptuous, bold; see egotistic 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. presumptuous, arrogant, overconfident, self important, imperious, egotistic, conceited, *nervy, vain. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective …

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  • 88audacious — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Daring] Syn. bold, daring, reckless, rash; see brave 1 , rash . 2. [Impudent] Syn. brazen, presumptuous, unabashed; see rude 2 . See Synonym Study at brave . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [aw DAY… …

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  • 89brassy — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. brazen, saucy, flirtatious, impudent, bold, pert, forward, brash; see also rude 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. bold, brazen, loud, impudent, insolent, arrogant, cheeky, nervy, cocky, brash, forward, shameless,… …

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  • 90impudent — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. forward, insolent, impertinent, saucy; see rude 2 . See Synonym Study at impertinent . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [IM pyoo dunt] boldly disrespectful, impertinent. The impudent student was… …

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