Using the present continuous for the future

Using the present continuous for the future

The future continuous tense is the present continuous tense recycled. It is often used to ask about and discuss future arrangements or plans with just the addition of a future time, but you only use it when these arrangements are certain.

For example:

Q) What are you doing next week?" A) "I'm working."

Q) What's he doing tomorrow?" A) "He's playing tennis."

The present continuous tense is also used to talk about and make future appointments and arrangements using the words go or come....

For example:

Q) When are you coming to see me?" A) "Next week."

Q) What are you doing tomorrow?" A) "I'm going to the dentist."

...and using verbs of arrival and departure.

"We're arriving in London at 2.30."

"The train leaving from platform one is the 2.45 to Edinburgh."

Vocabulary 2

Doctrinaire (noun)

Pronunciation: [däk′tri ner′]

Definition: A person who dogmatically seeks to apply theories regardless of the practical problems involved.

Usage 1: Yet for all their differences both views reflect the same doctrinaire approach to the question of the role of markets.

Usage 2: This decision is not doctrinaire but pragmatic best value.

Usage 3: "The argument that the two parties should represent opposed ideals and policies, one, perhaps, of the Right and the other of the Left, is a foolish idea acceptable only to doctrinaire and academic thinkers." - Carroll Quigley


Etymology: French from doctrine.

Vocabulary 1

Snide (adjective)

Pronunciation: [snId]

Definition: In speaking of what someone says or writes: condescendingly malicious, sneering, 'snooty.'

Usage: Today's word has all the properties of an English word of pure-bred Germanic origin (though see Etymology), untainted by borrowing from any of our traditional sources. This being the case, the adverb "snidely" and noun "snideness" are perfectly acceptable.

Suggested Usage: Snideness is not simple rudeness; it is a jab that suggests the utterer is in some sense superior: "I didn't like the snide comment she made about having to adjust to 'plebeian' flights to Paris since the Concorde flights were discontinued. " Of course, there are many shades of superiority: "I was taken aback by his snide remark that you ride either a Harley or a motorized scooter."

Etymology: No one seems to know where today's word comes from. Stef Wates, to whom we are indebted for suggesting it, finds it hard to believe that this word is unrelated to Yiddish shnaydn (from German "schneiden") "to cut" or Dutch snijden "to cut." After all, a snide remark is a cutting remark. The problem with this theory is that today's word originally meant "false, bogus, counterfeit, " as snide jewelry or snide political causes. This meaning of the word can be traced back to 1859 while the current sense is traceable only to 1933. Words, like so many other things, are not always what they seem.

esent Simple
Present Simple Used to say what someone usually does I always study English on Tuesday.

Simple Present

Present Progressive/Continuous
Present Progressive Used to say what someone is doing now I am studying English now

Present Continuous

Present Perfect Simple
Present Perfect Simple Used to show unfinished time I have studied English twice this week.

Present Perfect Simple

Present Perfect Progressive/Continuous
Present Perfect Progressive Used to say how long someone has been doing something.

* I have been studying English for 2 years.
* I have been studying English since 1997.

Present Perfect Continuous

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The Past Tenses
Simple Past
Simple Past Used to show a completed action

* I studied English last Saturday.

Past Simple
Past Progressive/Continuous
Past Progressive Often used to say when something was being done or what was happening when something else happened

* I was studying English last Monday when my friend rang.

* I was studying English at 5pm last Monday.

Past Continuous

Past Perfect Simple
Past Perfect Simple The past of have done. Used to say when something was done by.

* I had done my English homework by 6.30 pm last Saturday.

* I had done my English homework by the time I ate dinner last Saturday.

Past Perfect Simple
Past Perfect Progressive/Continuous
Past Perfect Progressive The past of have been. Used to show how long something was done for by a certain time.

* I'd been doing my English homework for 30 minutes when my friend rang last Saturday.

* I'd been doing my English homework for 30 minutes by 1 pm last Saturday.

Past Perfect Continuous

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The Future Tenses

The future can be indicated in several different ways in English. It is often created with the use of auxiliaries: "She will be a student.", "She is going to drive a new car."

English can even create the future by using the simple present (used for timetables,programs etc.), "The train arrives at 10pm" or the present progressive (used for future plans), "He is collecting his mother from the station tonight."

Simple Future (uses will or shall or going to + base form)
Simple Future (Some uncertainty) Decide to do something at the time of speaking I think I'll do my English homework tonight.

Future Simple Uncertain
Simple Future (Certain) Have already decided or arranged to do something I am going to study English next Saturday.

Future Simple Certain

Future Progressive/Continous (uses will be, shall be or going to be +-ing form)
Future Progressive (Some uncertainty) The English lesson should begin at 7.30 and end at 9.15, so the person should be studying at 7.30 (but the lesson might start late). I will be starting my English lesson at 7.30 pm.

Future Progressive (Certain) The English lesson begins at 7.30 and ends at 9.15, so he's certain to be studying when his friend arrives at 8.00 I am going to be studying English when my friends arrive at 9.00 pm.

Future Perfect Simple (uses will have or shall have + past participle)
Future Perfect Simple Used to say something will already be complete by a time. I will have already done my English homework by the time I eat dinner on Saturday.

Future Perfect Simple

Future Perfect Progressive/Continuous (uses will have been or shall have been + -ing form)

Future Perfect Progressive Used to say how long something will have been happening in the future by a certain time. I will have been studying English for 30 minutes when my friends arrive.

Future Perfect Continuous

Gre Word Group 4

Gre Word Group No #4

incline slope; slant

partiality inclination; bias

penchant strong inclination; liking

predilection special liking ; mental preference; partiality; preference

proclivity a natural or habitual tendency, or inclination especially toward something discreditable / natural tendency

propensity a natural inclination or tendency

tendentious having an aim; designed to further a cause

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ablution the act of washing one's body or a part of it as a religious ceremony

chaste pure, free from obscenity

disinfection

expurgate take out from a book what is considered to be improper or object on able parts / clean; remove offensive parts of a book

immaculate pure ; faultless ; without a spot or stain ; perfectly clean ; right in every detail / spotless

impeccable faultless ; incapable of doing wrong

lave wash

pristine characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled

purge clean by removing impurities; to clear of charges

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bark howl. Whine. Growl. Snarl.

chaff worthless products of an endeavor

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coda concluding section of a musical or literary composition

culminate 1to reach its highest or lowest altitude: said of a celestial body 2to reach its highest point or climax; result (in) vt. to bring to its climax; cap

epilogue peroration, prologue ; last part of a literary work; short speech at conclusion of dramatic work

finale conclusion

interminable endless ; unable to be ended ; tedious because too long

prorogue dismiss parliament; end officially

terminate bring to an end ; come to an end / to bring to an end

truncate cut the top off

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dawdle be slow, waste time / loiter;

dissipate squander

fritter waste

improvident not looking to future needs ; wasteful / thriftless

lavish liberal; wasteful

loiter hang around; linger

muddle muddled state, confusion of ideas / bring into a state of confusion and disorder / confuse; mix up

niggle spend too much time on minor points; carp

prodigal wasteful ; too free in giving or spending ; abundant; wasteful; reckless with money

profligacy shameless viciousness

profligate shamelessly immoral ; reckless, extravagant; dissipated; wasteful; licentious

profuse very plentiful or abundant ; lavish or extravagant ; giving generously

profusion lavish expenditure; overabundant condition

spendthrift

squander waste

wastrel profligate

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agitation excitement of the mind or feelings, anxiety ; discussion or debate for the purpose of bringing about a change ; social or political unrest or trouble / strong feeling; excitement

altercation quarrel or noisy argument; wordy quarrel

bicker quarrel; to quarrel vi. 1 to have a petty quarrel; squabble 2 to move with quick, rippling noises [a bickering brook] 3 to flicker, twinkle, etc. n. 1 a petty quarrel 2 a rippling or pattering sound

brabble (with) vi.[Archaic] to quarrel noisily over trifles n. quarrelsome chatter

contend struggle ; be in rivalry or competition ; argue ; assert / compete; assert earnestly

contentious quarrelsome

contest dispute

controvert dispute about ; deny, oppose / oppose with arguments; contradict

disputatious argumentative; fond of argument

dispute vi. 1to argue; debate 2to quarrel vt. 1to argue or debate (a question); discuss pro and con 2to question the truth of; doubt 3to oppose in any way; resist 4to fight for; contest [to dispute every foot of ground] n. 1a disputing; argument; debate 2a quarrel 3[Obs.] a fight SYN. discuss, argument beyond dispute 1not open to dispute or question; settled 2indisputably in dispute still being argued about; not settled

haggle argue or dispute especially the price of something or the terms of a bargain / argue about prices

incontrovertible that cannot be disputed / indisputable

moot debatable

Gre Word Group 4

Gre Word Group No #4

incline slope; slant

partiality inclination; bias

penchant strong inclination; liking

predilection special liking ; mental preference; partiality; preference

proclivity a natural or habitual tendency, or inclination especially toward something discreditable / natural tendency

propensity a natural inclination or tendency

tendentious having an aim; designed to further a cause

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ablution the act of washing one's body or a part of it as a religious ceremony

chaste pure, free from obscenity

expurgate take out from a book what is considered to be improper or object on able parts / clean; remove offensive parts of a book

immaculate pure ; faultless ; without a spot or stain ; perfectly clean ; right in every detail / spotless

impeccable faultless ; incapable of doing wrong

lave wash

pristine characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled

purge clean by removing impurities; to clear of charges

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bark howl. Whine. Growl. Snarl.

chaff worthless products of an endeavor

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coda concluding section of a musical or literary composition

culminate 1to reach its highest or lowest altitude: said of a celestial body 2to reach its highest point or climax; result (in) vt. to bring to its climax; cap

epilogue peroration, prologue ; last part of a literary work; short speech at conclusion of dramatic work

finale conclusion

interminable endless ; unable to be ended ; tedious because too long

prorogue dismiss parliament; end officially

terminate bring to an end ; come to an end / to bring to an end

truncate cut the top off

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dawdle be slow, waste time / loiter;

dissipate squander

fritter waste

improvident not looking to future needs ; wasteful / thriftless

lavish liberal; wasteful

loiter hang around; linger

muddle muddled state, confusion of ideas / bring into a state of confusion and disorder / confuse; mix up

niggle spend too much time on minor points; carp

prodigal wasteful ; too free in giving or spending ; abundant; wasteful; reckless with money

profligacy shameless viciousness

profligate shamelessly immoral ; reckless, extravagant; dissipated; wasteful; licentious

profuse very plentiful or abundant ; lavish or extravagant ; giving generously

profusion lavish expenditure; overabundant condition

squander waste

wastrel profligate

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agitation excitement of the mind or feelings, anxiety ; discussion or debate for the purpose of bringing about a change ; social or political unrest or trouble / strong feeling; excitement

altercation quarrel or noisy argument; wordy quarrel

bicker quarrel; to quarrel vi. 1 to have a petty quarrel; squabble 2 to move with quick, rippling noises [a bickering brook] 3 to flicker, twinkle, etc. n. 1 a petty quarrel 2 a rippling or pattering sound

brabble (with) vi.[Archaic] to quarrel noisily over trifles n. quarrelsome chatter

contend struggle ; be in rivalry or competition ; argue ; assert / compete; assert earnestly

contentious quarrelsome

contest dispute

controvert dispute about ; deny, oppose / oppose with arguments; contradict

disputatious argumentative; fond of argument

dispute vi. 1to argue; debate 2to quarrel vt. 1to argue or debate (a question); discuss pro and con 2to question the truth of; doubt 3to oppose in any way; resist 4to fight for; contest [to dispute every foot of ground] n. 1a disputing; argument; debate 2a quarrel 3[Obs.] a fight SYN. discuss, argument beyond dispute 1not open to dispute or question; settled 2indisputably in dispute still being argued about; not settled

haggle argue or dispute especially the price of something or the terms of a bargain / argue about prices

incontrovertible that cannot be disputed / indisputable

moot debatable

Gre Word Group 1

Gre Word Group No #4



incline slope; slant

partiality inclination; bias

penchant strong inclination; liking

predilection special liking ; mental preference; partiality; preference

predisposition

proclivity a natural or habitual tendency, or inclination especially toward something discreditable / natural tendency

propensity a natural inclination or tendency

tendentious having an aim; designed to further a cause

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ablution the act of washing one's body or a part of it as a religious ceremony

chaste pure, free from obscenity

expurgate take out from a book what is considered to be improper or object on able parts / clean; remove offensive parts of a book

immaculate pure ; faultless ; without a spot or stain ; perfectly clean ; right in every detail / spotless

impeccable faultless ; incapable of doing wrong

lave wash

pristine characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled

purge clean by removing impurities; to clear of charges

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bark howl. Whine. Growl. Snarl.

chaff worthless products of an endeavor

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coda concluding section of a musical or literary composition

culminate 1to reach its highest or lowest altitude: said of a celestial body 2to reach its highest point or climax; result (in) vt. to bring to its climax; cap

epilogue peroration, prologue ; last part of a literary work; short speech at conclusion of dramatic work

finale conclusion

interminable endless ; unable to be ended ; tedious because too long

prorogue dismiss parliament; end officially

terminate bring to an end ; come to an end / to bring to an end

truncate cut the top off

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dawdle be slow, waste time / loiter;

dissipate squander

fritter waste

improvident not looking to future needs ; wasteful / thriftless

lavish liberal; wasteful

loiter hang around; linger

muddle muddled state, confusion of ideas / bring into a state of confusion and disorder / confuse; mix up

niggle spend too much time on minor points; carp

prodigal wasteful ; too free in giving or spending ; abundant; wasteful; reckless with money

profligacy shameless viciousness

profligate shamelessly immoral ; reckless, extravagant; dissipated; wasteful; licentious

profuse very plentiful or abundant ; lavish or extravagant ; giving generously

profusion lavish expenditure; overabundant condition

squander waste

wastrel profligate

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agitation excitement of the mind or feelings, anxiety ; discussion or debate for the purpose of bringing about a change ; social or political unrest or trouble / strong feeling; excitement

altercation quarrel or noisy argument; wordy quarrel

bicker quarrel; to quarrel vi. 1 to have a petty quarrel; squabble 2 to move with quick, rippling noises [a bickering brook] 3 to flicker, twinkle, etc. n. 1 a petty quarrel 2 a rippling or pattering sound

brabble (with) vi.[Archaic] to quarrel noisily over trifles n. quarrelsome chatter

contend struggle ; be in rivalry or competition ; argue ; assert / compete; assert earnestly

contentious quarrelsome

contest dispute

controvert dispute about ; deny, oppose / oppose with arguments; contradict

disputatious argumentative; fond of argument

dispute vi. 1to argue; debate 2to quarrel vt. 1to argue or debate (a question); discuss pro and con 2to question the truth of; doubt 3to oppose in any way; resist 4to fight for; contest [to dispute every foot of ground] n. 1a disputing; argument; debate 2a quarrel 3[Obs.] a fight SYN. discuss, argument beyond dispute 1not open to dispute or question; settled 2indisputably in dispute still being argued about; not settled

haggle argue or dispute especially the price of something or the terms of a bargain / argue about prices

incontrovertible that cannot be disputed / indisputable

moot debatable

Gre Word Group 3

Gre Word Group No # 3

bombastic pompous; using inflated language

braggadocio boasting

braggart boaster

bravado swagger; assumed air of defiance

charlatan quack; pretender to knowledge

consequential pompous; self-important

distend expand; swell out

effusive expressing excessive emotion in an unrestrained manner ; pouring out ; overflowing / pouring forth; gushing

enhance advance; improve; to make greater, better

fanfare call by bugles or trumpets

flaunt display ostentatiously

fustian pompous; bombastic

gasconade bluster; boastfulness

grandiloquent pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language

grandiose imposing; impressive

hyperbole exaggerated statement made for effect and not intended to be taken literally; exaggeration; overstatement

inflate take action to increase the amount of money in circulation so that prices rise ; fill a tire , balloon, etc. with air or gas ; make proud or elated

inflated enlarged with air or gas; exaggerated

magniloquent boastful; pompous

mountebank charlatan; boastful pretender

orotund having a round, resonant quality; inflated speech

ostentatious done for unnecessary display ; liking to attract notice; showy; pretentious

panache flair, flamboyance

panegyric formal speech or writing praising a person or event ; high or hyperbolic praise, laudation; formal praise

peacock exhibit oneself vainly

pomposity self-important behavior; action like a stuffed shirt

pretentious claiming great merit or importance / ostentatious; ambitious

rhetoric art of effective communication; insincere language

rhetorical pertaining to effective communication; insincere in language

stilted bombastic; inflated

strut pompous walk / supporting bar

stuffed shirt

tumid swollen; pompous; bombastic

turgid swollen; distended

vaporer a braggart

vaunt

vaunted boasted; bragged; highly publicized

vaunter

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affinity a close relationship ; likeness ; strong liking or attraction; kinship

apt

bent determined; natural talent or inclination adj. 1 made curved or crooked; not straight 2 strongly inclined or determined: with on [bent on going] 3 set in a course; bound [westward bent] 4 [Slang] a) dishonest; crooked b) eccentric; odd n. 1 an inclination; tendency 2 a natural leaning or tendency; propensity [a bent for music, a criminal bent] 3 a framework transverse to the length of a structure, for supporting lateral as well as vertical loads

disposition n. 1a putting in order or being put in order; arrangement [the disposition of the troops] 2management or settlement of affairs 3a selling or giving away, as of property 4a getting rid of something [the disposition of wastes] 5the power or authority to arrange, settle, or manage; control 6an inclination or tendency [a disposition to quarrel] 7one's customary frame of mind; one's nature or temperament adj. SYN. disposition refers to the normal or prevailing aspect of one's nature [a genial disposition]; temperament refers to the balance of traits that are manifested in one's behavior or thinking [an artistic temperament]; temper refers to one's basic emotional nature, esp. as regards relative quickness to anger [a hot temper, an even temper]; character is applied to the sum of moral qualities associated with a distinctive individual [a weak character] and, unqualified, suggests moral strength, self-discipline, etc. [a man of character]; personality is applied to the sum of physical, mental, and emotional qualities that distinguish one as a person [a negative personality] and, unqualified, suggests attractiveness or charm [a girl with personality]

Gre Word Group 2

Gre Word Group No #2


vain (of, about) adj. having no real value or significance; worthless, empty, idle, hollow, etc. [vain pomp] / without force or effect; futile, fruitless, unprofitable, unavailing, etc. [a vain endeavor] / having or showing an excessively high regard for one's self, looks, possessions, ability, etc.; indulging in or resulting from personal vanity; conceited / [Archaic] lacking in sense; foolish
vainglorious boastful; excessively conceited
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apprehend arrest a criminal; dread; perceive
apprehensive fearful about something that might happen ; quick to understand ; perceptive; fearful; discerning
hypochondriac one who suffers from morbid anxiety / person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness
misgivings doubts
perturb disturb ; make afraid or anxious; disturb greatly
qualm a fit of nausea
qualms misgivings
solicitous anxious or concerned about someone's welfare, etc ; eager to help or serve someone; worried; concerned
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appall fill with fear or terror ; dismay ; shock deeply
craven cowardly
dastard coward
daunt intimidate
diffident not having much belief in one's own abilities ; lacking in self-confidence ; shy
dismay to make afraid or discouraged at the prospect of trouble or danger; fill with apprehension or alarm; daunt n. a loss of courage or confidence at the prospect of trouble or danger; consternation
SYN. Dismay suggests fear or, esp. in modern usage, discouragement at the prospect of some difficulty or problem which one does not quite know how to resolve [dismayed at his lack of understanding]; appall suggests terror or (now more commonly) dismay at a shocking but apparently unalterable situation [an appalling death rate]; horrify suggests horror or loathing (or, in a weakened sense, irritation) at that which shocks or offends one [horrified at the suggestion]; daunt implies a becoming disheartened in the performance of an act that requires some courage [never daunted by adversity]
intimidate
milquetoast a timid, shrinking, apologetic person
poltroon coward
pusillanimous cowardly; fainthearted
recreant coward; betrayer of faith
terrify
timorous fearful; demonstrating fear
weak sister (slang) one who is cowardly, unreliable, etc.
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drone idle person; male bee / talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee
indolence laziness
indolent habitually inactive or idle
schmo, schmoe (slang) fool
slack
sloth laziness; slow-moving tree dwelling mammal
sloven
sluggard lazy person
sluggish inactive ; slow-moving / lazy; lethargic; not easily aroused by activity; slow to respond
supine (indolent) lying on back
torpor (torpidity) lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
truant One who is absent, evader
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affected artificial: pretended
aggrandize make someone or a nation greater in power, wealth, rank, etc. ; exaggerate; increase or intensify
blowhard a very boastful and talkative person [syn: braggart, boaster, line-shooter, vaunter]
bluff (Poker) To deter (an opponent) from taking the risk of betting on his hand of cards, as the bluffer does by betting heavily on his own hand although it may be of less value. [U. S.] 2. To frighten or deter from accomplishing a purpose by making a show of confidence in one's strength or resources; as, he bluffed me off. [Colloq.] n. 1. A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face. Beach, bluff, and wave, adieu. --Whittier. 2. An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only bluff, or a bluff. 3. A game at cards; poker. [U.S.] --Bartlett
bombastic pompous; using inflated language
braggadocio boasting
braggart boaster
bravado swagger; assumed air of defiance
charlatan quack; pretender to knowledge
consequential pompous; self-important
distend expand; swell out
effusive expressing excessive emotion in an unrestrained manner ; pouring out ; overflowing / pouring forth; gushing
enhance advance; improve; to make greater, better

GRE Word Group1

GRE Word Group No# 1

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alienate estrange ; cause someone previously friendly to become unfriendly or indifferent by unpopular of distasteful actions ; transfer ownership to another; make hostile: separate

estrange to alienate

lacerate mangle; tear

rend split; tear apart

sunder separate; part

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gossamer sheer; like cobwebs

imponderable weightless

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confine (imprison) n. a boundary or bounded region; border; limit / [Old Poet.] confinement/[Obs.] a place of confinement v. to keep within limits; restrict [to confine a talk to ten minutes]/to keep shut up, as in prison, in bed because of illness, indoors, etc. SYN. limit

constraint compulsion; repression of feelings

custody (imprisonment) a guarding or keeping safe; care; protection; guardianship

detain to keep in custody; confine / to keep from going on; hold back /[Obs.] to withhold

detention detaining or being detained; specif., a) a keeping in custody; confinement b) an enforced delay/a form of punishment in which a student is required to stay after school

duress forcible restraint, especially unlawfully

fetter shackle

incarcerate to imprison; jail / to shut up; confine

manacle fetter or chain for the hands or feet / fetter with manacles ; restrain / handcuff

obligatory binding; required

quarantine isolation of person or ship to prevent spread of infection

restraint controlling force

seclusion a secluding or being secluded, retirement, isolation; isolation; solitude

sequester retire from public life; segregate; seclude

shackle chain; fetter

stringent strict, severe, that must be obeyed ; tight, difficult to operate because of scarcity of money; binding; rigid

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arrogance the state or manner of having too great pride in oneself / haughtiness;

arrogant unduly or excessively proud, as of wealth, station, learning, etc

bloated swollen or puffed as with water or air

brazen insolent

bumptious self-assertive

cavalier gallant n. an armed horseman; knight / a gallant or courteous gentleman, esp. one serving as a lady's escort/ [C-] a partisan of Charles I of England in his struggles with Parliament (1641-1649); Royalist: opposed to Roundhead adj. [C-] a) of the Cavaliers b) associated with the court of Charles I of England [Cavalier poets]/a) free and easy; gay b) casual or indifferent toward matters of some importance c) haughty; arrogant; supercilious

conceit whimsical idea; extravagant metaphor

contumely scornful insolence; insult

disdain contempt ; scorn / look on with contempt ; think it dishonorable to do something ; be too proud; treat with scorn or contempt

domineer rule over tyrannically

elated in high spirits ; proud / overjoyed;

haughtiness pride; arrogance

hubris arrogance; excessive self-conceit

imperious commanding ; haughty ; arrogant ; urgent / domineering

imperiousness lordliness; domineering manner; arrogance

impertinent insolent

impudent adj. 1 orig., immodest; shameless 2 shamelessly bold or disrespectful; saucy; insolent SYN. impertinent

insolent haughty and contemptuous

lofty very high

mincing affectedly dainty

overweening presumptuous; arrogant

peremptory not to be disobeyed or questioned ; dogmatic ; insisting upon obedience ; imperious; demanding and leaving no choice

pert impertinent; forward

pontificate to officiate as a pontiff, to speak or act in a pompous or dogmatic way

presumption arrogance; effrontery

presumptuous arrogant; taking liberties

pretentious claiming great merit or importance / ostentatious; ambitious

smug (spruce) adj. orig., neat, spruce, trim, etc. / narrowly contented with one's own accomplishments, beliefs, morality, etc.; self-satisfied to an annoying degree; complacent

stilted bombastic; inflated

supercilious contemptuous; haughty

thrasonical bragging, boastful