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self-respect despite the accusations hurled at him.<br />

self-righteous<br />

adj. Pharisaic(al), sanctimonious, holier-than-thou, pietistic,<br />

mealy-mouthed, hypocritical, complacent, smug, self-satisfied,<br />

priggish, superior, tartuffian, canting, Colloq goody-goody,<br />

Slang Brit pi: Butter would not melt in the mouth <strong>of</strong> that<br />

self-righteous hypocrite!<br />

self-styled<br />

adj. would-be, self-called, soi-disant, pr<strong>of</strong>essed,<br />

self-appointed, self-christened, so-called, quasi-: <strong>The</strong><br />

building has been designed by a firm <strong>of</strong> self-styled<br />

'neo-traditionalist' architects.<br />

self-sufficient<br />

adj. independent, self-reliant, self-supporting,<br />

self-sustaining: Agriculture will soon reach the point where<br />

the country is self-sufficient for food.<br />

self-willed<br />

adj. headstrong, determined, forceful, refractory, stubborn,<br />

obstinate, pigheaded, wilful, ungovernable, uncontrollable,<br />

unruly, unmanageable, intractable, contrary, perverse,<br />

uncooperative, contumacious, recalcitrant, stiff-necked,<br />

vexatious, difficult, incorrigible, disobedient: That<br />

self-willed, overindulged little brat needs a good spanking.<br />

sell v. 1 vend, transfer, convey (title), trade, barter, exchange,<br />

dispose <strong>of</strong>: Sorry, but I sold that car last week. 2 market,<br />

deal in, merchandise, trade in, traffic in, peddle, vend, hawk,<br />

handle, retail, carry, stock, furnish, supply, <strong>of</strong>fer, Colloq<br />

push, Slang Brit flog: We no longer sell that model. She has a<br />

shop selling second-hand clothes. 3 Often, sell out. betray,<br />

inform against, deliver up, give away, Slang rat on, grass on,<br />

tell on, tattle on, sell down the river, blow the whistle on,<br />

double-cross, Brit shop: He swore he'd get the man who sold<br />

him. 4 promote, push, put across or over: He couldn't sell<br />

sand to a beach flea. 5 be sold on. persuaded,convinced, won<br />

over: After seeing that film, I was sold on a holiday in<br />

Mexico.<br />

seller n. dealer, vendor, merchant, retailer, shopkeeper, salesperson,

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