Lesson 1: Words Relating to Feeling Superior

1. Arrogant
Adjective
It is very arrogant for someone to pronounce Faroozeh Dumass last name as dumbass.
2. Egotistical
Adjective
White men are egotistical for believing it is wrong for Black men to protect themselves
with weapons.
3. Presumptuous
Adjective
White men are presumptuous for relating violence to Black men defending themselves
using arms.
4. Braggart
Adjective
It is difficult for people to define themselves as one race, which is why they should just
be braggart about their cultures and be proud of who they are.
5. Haughty
Adjective
The American white men are acting haughty by making Black men believe they are a
domestic problem.
6. Complacent
Adjective
Malcolm X is complacent that black men should be able to secure themselves with arms.
7. Insolent
Adjective

How insolent is it for people to not hire Dumas when she used her real name on her
resumes?
8. Pretentious
Adjective
Dumas pretentiously used Julie since she was exhausted from the troubles caused by
using Faroozeh.
9. Contemptuous
Adjective
When Dumas moved to America, there were some who were contemptuous about her real
name.
10. Narcissistic
Adjective
According to Angelou, white little girls were everybodys dream of what was right to the
world, which is very narcissistic.
11. Supercilious
Adjective
Dan Wandrey feels that others are supercilious for judging on his ethnicity since his
parents are African-American and Anglo-American.
12. Disdainful
Adjective
Some were quite disdainful to Faroozeh since she wasnt American and her name was
hard to pronounce.
13. Ostentatious
Adjective
Dumas acted ostentatiously when she changed her first name to Julie which made it
easier for people to remember her name.
14. Swagger

Verb
Malcolm X swaggers when he voices out his opinion on ethnic rights.