Sentence:  Snobbism, ... like <WSD>priggism</WSD>, to which it is closely akin, really indicates a lack of mental perspective. Unlike <WSD>priggism</WSD>, however, which seldom obtains any substantial advantage for those suffering from it, certain forms of snobbery can be turned to profitable account ... 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The quality or state of being priggish; the manners of a prig; exaggerated propriety, fussiness about trivialities.<ref>Alan and Theresa von Altendorf, "[https://openlibrary.org/ia/ismscompendiumof00vona Isms]", Memphis, Tennessee: Mustang Publishing, 1991, p.(nbsp)243.</ref>