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| aristocracy |
any group or set of people thought to be superior to others. [1/2 definitions] |
| Great Lakes |
five large, connected freshwater lakes of North America. They lie on the border between the United States and Canada; Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. |
| head |
of the highest rank or position; superior; leading; primary. [1/10 definitions] |
| Lake Superior |
a large lake that lies between the United States and Canada. Lake Superior is the westernmost and largest of the five Great Lakes. |
| lofty |
noble or superior. [1/3 definitions] |
| look down one's nose at |
to feel that one is better than or superior to. |
| Ojibwa |
a member of an American Indian people living around Lake Superior in the United States and Canada. |
| over- |
a prefix that means "above," "across," or "superior." [1/2 definitions] |
| racist |
believing, implying, or claiming that one race of human beings is superior to another or others. [2/3 definitions] |
| snob |
a person who admires and imitates people of a high social or intellectual class. Snobs act or feel superior to anyone of a lower class. [1/2 definitions] |
| Superior |
Lake Superior, the largest and most western of the Great Lakes. It lies between the U.S. states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan and the Canadian province of Ontario. |
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