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self-respect despite the accusations hurled at him.
self-righteous
adj. Pharisaic(al), sanctimonious, holier-than-thou, pietistic,
mealy-mouthed, hypocritical, complacent, smug, self-satisfied,
priggish, superior, tartuffian, canting, Colloq goody-goody,
Slang Brit pi: Butter would not melt in the mouth of that
self-righteous hypocrite!
self-styled
adj. would-be, self-called, soi-disant, professed,
self-appointed, self-christened, so-called, quasi-: The
building has been designed by a firm of self-styled
'neo-traditionalist' architects.
self-sufficient
adj. independent, self-reliant, self-supporting,
self-sustaining: Agriculture will soon reach the point where
the country is self-sufficient for food.
self-willed
adj. headstrong, determined, forceful, refractory, stubborn,
obstinate, pigheaded, wilful, ungovernable, uncontrollable,
unruly, unmanageable, intractable, contrary, perverse,
uncooperative, contumacious, recalcitrant, stiff-necked,
vexatious, difficult, incorrigible, disobedient: That
self-willed, overindulged little brat needs a good spanking.
sell v. 1 vend, transfer, convey (title), trade, barter, exchange,
dispose of: Sorry, but I sold that car last week. 2 market,
deal in, merchandise, trade in, traffic in, peddle, vend, hawk,
handle, retail, carry, stock, furnish, supply, offer, Colloq
push, Slang Brit flog: We no longer sell that model. She has a
shop selling second-hand clothes. 3 Often, sell out. betray,
inform against, deliver up, give away, Slang rat on, grass on,
tell on, tattle on, sell down the river, blow the whistle on,
double-cross, Brit shop: He swore he'd get the man who sold
him. 4 promote, push, put across or over: He couldn't sell
sand to a beach flea. 5 be sold on. persuaded,convinced, won
over: After seeing that film, I was sold on a holiday in
Mexico.
seller n. dealer, vendor, merchant, retailer, shopkeeper, salesperson,