GRE: Pretentious

Turgid

adjective swollen and distended or congested. "a turgid and fast-moving river" synonyms: swollen, distended, tumescent, engorged, bloated, tumid "the tissues become turgid" (of language or style) tediously pompous or bombastic. "some turgid verses on the death of Prince Albert" synonyms: bombastic, pompous, overblown, inflated, tumid, high-flown, puffed up, affected, pretentious, grandiose, florid, ornate, grandiloquent, orotund; More

Pedantic

adjective of or like a pedant. "many of the essays are long, dense, and too pedantic to hold great appeal" synonyms: overscrupulous, scrupulous, precise, exact, perfectionist, punctilious, meticulous, fussy, fastidious, finicky; More

grandiloquent

adjective pompous or extravagant in language, style, or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress. "a grandiloquent celebration of Spanish glory" synonyms: pompous, bombastic, magniloquent, pretentious, ostentatious, high-flown, orotund, florid, flowery; More

Maverick

noun 1. an unorthodox or independent-minded person. "a maverick among Connecticut Republicans" synonyms: individualist, nonconformist, free spirit, unorthodox person, original, eccentric; More

idiosyncrasy

noun a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual. "one of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first" a distinctive or peculiar feature or characteristic of a place or thing. "the idiosyncrasies of the prison system" synonyms: peculiarity, oddity, eccentricity, mannerism, trait, singularity, quirk, tic, whim, vagary, caprice, kink; More

Sybarite

noun a person who is self-indulgent in their fondness for sensuous luxury. synonyms: hedonist, sensualist, voluptuary, libertine, pleasure-seeker, epicure, bon vivant, bon viveur "an exclusive resort that caters to wealthy sybarites"

hubris

noun excessive pride or self-confidence. synonyms: arrogance, conceit, haughtiness, hauteur, pride, self-importance, egotism, pomposity, superciliousness, superiority; More

ostentation

noun pretentious and vulgar display, especially of wealth and luxury, intended to impress or attract notice. "the office was spacious, but without any trace of ostentation" synonyms: showiness, show, pretentiousness, vulgarity, conspicuousness, display, flamboyance, gaudiness, brashness, extravagance, ornateness, exhibitionism; More