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pride (PRIGHD) (noun)
1. A gathering of lions: On their safari, Jane and James saw a pride, or a group, of lions.
2. Justifiable self-esteem: Zelda felt a great deal of pride at her accomplishments as a painter.
3. Delight or pleasure in one's own accomplishments or those of another individual: Mark took great pride in his daughter's success as a conductor of the orchestra.
4. Disdainful behavior or treatment towards others: Henry's pride towards his neighbors tended to blind him to their friendliness.
2. Justifiable self-esteem: Zelda felt a great deal of pride at her accomplishments as a painter.
3. Delight or pleasure in one's own accomplishments or those of another individual: Mark took great pride in his daughter's success as a conductor of the orchestra.
4. Disdainful behavior or treatment towards others: Henry's pride towards his neighbors tended to blind him to their friendliness.
pried (PRIGHD) (verb)
1. To have opened, exposed, or extorted with difficulty: Millie's sister pried Adele's secret recipe for cookies from her.
2. To have pulled something apart by using a lever: Using a crow bar, Marla's brother pried open the buried treasure chest.
2. To have pulled something apart by using a lever: Using a crow bar, Marla's brother pried open the buried treasure chest.
It was with great pride that Donald pried the lid off the old paint can without spilling the paint all over himself.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group P; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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