Question

Which word shares a connotative meaning with the word conceited as it is used in this sentence?

A boy on Milo’s new baseball team warned that the star pitcher was conceited and not likely to warm up to new competition quickly.


arrogant


confident


proud


poised

Answer 1

I think maybe proud would be a good answer.

Answer 2

arrogant

the sentence has a negative connotation and the other words (confident/proud/poised) are more positive.