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vaulting

adjective noun

Revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights

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Word length
8
Starts with
V
Ends with
G
Contains
AU
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
C1

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adjective

  1. Revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights

    “Vaulting ambition”

noun

  1. (architecture) a vaulted structure

    “Arches and vaulting”

noun

  1. A light leap by a horse in which both hind legs leave the ground before the forelegs come down

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Vaulting ambition
Arches and vaulting

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