Viraam Rao Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
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Is this sentence correct. Does vainglorious make sense here: "His vainglorious temperament made everyone look at him with disdain"
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Dear Viraam, "Vainglorious" is a good, literary word and I would say that you have used it well here. "Look on" is possibly better than "look at". The former means "regard", in terms of attitudes, whereas "look at" indicates a physical look.
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Dear Viraam,
"Vainglorious" is a good, literary word and I would say that you have used it well here.
"Look on" is possibly better than "look at". The former means "regard", in terms of attitudes, whereas "look at" indicates a physical look. It depends on what you meant.
I have a suggestion on the style. To say that someone's temperament "made" others look on him with
"Vainglorious" is a good, literary word and I would say that you have used it well here.
"Look on" is possibly better than "look at". The former means "regard", in terms of attitudes, whereas "look at" indicates a physical look. It depends on what you meant.
I have a suggestion on the style. To say that someone's temperament "made" others look on him with
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