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  • 71arrogant — arrogant, ante [ arɔgɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • XIIIe; lat. arrogans → arroger (s ) ♦ Qui manifeste une insolence méprisante (⇒ arrogance). Une personne arrogante. Qui témoigne de l arrogance. Air, ton arrogant. ⇒ dédaigneux, fier, 1. hautain, impertinent …

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  • 72audacieux — audacieux, ieuse [ odasjø, jøz ] adj. et n. • 1495; de audace 1 ♦ Vieilli Qui a de l audace (1o). ⇒ brave, courageux, hardi, intrépide; fam. culotté, gonflé. Un homme audacieux. Trop audacieux. ⇒ aventureux, imprudent, téméraire. N. PROV. La… …

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  • 73cynique — [ sinik ] adj. • XIVe; lat. cynicus, gr. kunikos « du chien », de kuôn, kunos « chien » 1 ♦ Antiq., philos. Qui appartient à l école philosophique d Antisthène et de Diogène qui prétendait revenir à la nature en méprisant les conventions sociales …

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  • 74impudent — impudent, ente [ ɛ̃pydɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • v. 1520; lat. impudens 1 ♦ Qui montre de l impudence. ⇒ cynique, effronté, éhonté, hardi, impertinent, insolent. Subst. « De l impudent ou de celui qui ne rougit de rien » (La Bruyère). 2 ♦ (Choses) Propos… …

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  • 75proud — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See pride. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having a creditable self respect] Syn. self respecting, self sufficient, self reliant, independent, honorable, principled, dignified, stately, noble, lordly,… …

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  • 76Insolence — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Undue assumption of superiority. < N PARAG:Insolence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 insolence insolence Sgm: N 1 haughtiness haughtiness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 arrogance arrogance airs Sgm: N 1 overbearance overbearance …

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  • 77proud — 1 Proud, arrogant, haughty, lordly, insolent, overbearing, supercilious, disdainful can mean in common filled with or showing a sense of one s superiority and scorn for what one regards as in some way inferior. Proud (see also proud under PRIDE… …

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  • 78Insolence — In so*lence, n. [F. insolence, L. insolentia. See {Insolent}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The quality of being unusual or novel. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. The quality of being insolent; pride or haughtiness manifested in contemptuous and… …

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  • 79proud — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English prūd, probably from Old French prod, prud, prou advantageous, just, wise, bold, from Late Latin prode advantage, advantageous, back formation from Latin prodesse to be advantageous, from pro …

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  • 80Badruddin Amiruldin — Infobox Politician name = Badruddin Amiruldin width = height = caption = birth date = 1951 birth place = Malaysia residence = death date = death place = constituency MP = Jerai term start = 24 March 2004 term end = 13 February 2008 majority =… …

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