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Word: parvenu

Definition: upstart; newly rich person


More Vocab Words

::: adjoin - be next to
::: selective - careful in choosing; having an effect only on certain things; not general; Ex. eclectic weed killer
::: bucolic - rustic; pastoral
::: apiculture - bee-keeping
::: gastronomy - art and science of preparing and serving good food; CF. gastronome
::: meddlesome - interfering; V. meddle: interfere
::: shuffle - mix together; jumble; move (something) from one place to another; slide (the feet) along the ground while walking; Ex. shuffle papers from one pile to another; N.
::: musty - stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist
::: brochure - pamphlet
::: transient - staying for a short time; momentary; temporary; N: one that is transient