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| accomplishment |
If you try to do something that is hard, it is an accomplishment when you finish it. An accomplishment is something that a person has done or finished in a successful way. People are often proud of their accomplishments or just happy that they were able to do them. |
| ashamed |
Sometimes when you are ashamed, you don't feel proud of who you are or the things you have. You might feel your things are not as good as what other people have. You might not want other people to see them or know that they are yours. You are afraid they will laugh or not respect you because of them. [1/3 definitions] |
| boast |
to be proud to own. [1/3 definitions] |
| haughty |
proud in a way that shows a low opinion of others; thinking of others as beneath oneself. |
| honor |
a privilege that makes you feel proud. [1/8 definitions] |
| humble |
not proud; modest. [1/3 definitions] |
| lofty |
showing a belief that one is better than other people; proud. [1/3 definitions] |
| parade |
When people parade, they march with other people down a street or down an aisle, usually in a proud way and to honor or celebrate something. [1/3 definitions] |
| personally |
Sometimes we say the word "personally" just before we give our opinion about something. If you say "personally," it sends the meaning that you know that other people may have a different opinion but this is YOUR opinion. In fact, we often use "personally" when we know that our opinion is quite different from what other people think. We might even be proud of our opinion. [1/3 definitions] |
| proud |
When you are proud, it means that you feel good or pleased about something you have or about something you did. [4 definitions] |
| show off |
When you show something off, you show it to other people because you are proud of it or because you want to impress them with it. [1/2 definitions] |
| snob |
a person who is sure of or proud of his or her superiority in a field of knowledge. [1/2 definitions] |
| strut1 |
to walk in a proud or vain manner. [1/2 definitions] |
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