contemptuous（unanimous）

TwonewVocabularywordsoftheday!! 1/19/22   Contemptuous~Prowess 1.Contemptuous~adj.Ifyouinsultsomeoneordismisstheminahatefulway,you'rebeing contemptuous.Thedifferencebetweenbeinghatefuland contemptuous issubtle.Itinvolvesdisgust.Being contemptuous ofsomeoneorsomethingmeansthatyou'recombiningadeepdislikeforthemwithcondescension.Toinsultsomeoneisagoodwayofshowingcontempt,i.e.,ofbeing contemptuous."Youdisgustme,"isoneofthesimplestandmostcontemptuousthingsyoucansaytosomeone."You'restupid,"isanother.Ifyoucanthinkofsomethingthatbothhurtsapersonandsuggeststhatyou'relookingdownonthem,you'vecomeupwitha contemptuous thingtosay.2.Prowess~n.Skillorexpertiseinaparticularactivityorfield.Prowess meansexceptionalskillorability.Yoursailing prowess mightsaveyourlifeinastorm,whilesomeonewithlessexperiencemightmakemistakes.Anearliermeaningofthiswordisexceptionalbraveryinbattle,oraspecificactofbravery. Asuperiorskillthatyoucanlearnbystudyandpracticeandobservation. 1...(a)Becausehewasofteninpain,mygrandfatherwasacontemptuousoldmanwholookeddownuponpracticallyeveryone. (b)DidthesalesgirlspeaktomeinacontemptuousmannerbecauseIwaswearingdirtyjeans? (c)Often,Ifindmyselfcontemptuousofthosewhopretendtheycannotseethepovertyandhomelessproblem. (d)SheiscontemptuousofmesimplybecauseIdonotagreewithhereveryword. 2...(a)Ourbestandbrightestpupilscometodemonstratetheirintellectualprowess,inEnglish, inourclasses.(b)Christinausedherhuntingprowesstosurviveinthewoodsforaweek. (c)CocoLamandElia,oftenshowtheirprowessinthekitchen,byshowinguspicturesoftheirdinner.(b)Bianca'sprowessintheclassroomhasbeenknownforaverylongtime.